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Stevec
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Hi all.
I recently bought a K11 1.3LX. Lovely car - can't believe how quick it is, for something so understated.
Anyway... initially it had really bad running problems - if you floored it, it would cut out etc.
So I changed the throttle body, and it now runs quite happily... most of the time.
I have noticed that when it is warmed up, sometimes if you give it a foot full, you can feel it slightly hesitate - doesn't judder or anything like that, but it's noticeable.
And then last night, I hadn't gone far, gave it some throttle coming out of a roundabout, and it started to violently 'Kangaroo', and whilst it would still tickover, I had to sit still for a couple of minutes with it ticking over, before it would rev normally... oh, and I could really smell the 'rotten eggs' smell associated with a cat warming up.
So... is it possible it's yet another throttle body fault, or would the above be explained by a dodgy temperature sensor?
Also, is there anything else that is likely to cause this... the fact it really messed about when it wasn't quite warmed up suggests maybe I should be looking at the temp sensor, and if so, can I use the one off of a 1.0 K11, as I have one for spares.
TIA
Update:
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I've driven the car this morning, and the problem has mainly only showed up when I've floored it, or I've been travelling at speed down a dual carriageway - once it shows up, even if you slow down, it doesn't go away until you've stopped, and let the car idle for a while.
If pull away at a sensible pace and cruise along at 65ish, it doesn't show at all.
Help!
I don't mind throwing money at the car, so long as I can determine what exactly needs attention.
Cheers
I recently bought a K11 1.3LX. Lovely car - can't believe how quick it is, for something so understated.
Anyway... initially it had really bad running problems - if you floored it, it would cut out etc.
So I changed the throttle body, and it now runs quite happily... most of the time.
I have noticed that when it is warmed up, sometimes if you give it a foot full, you can feel it slightly hesitate - doesn't judder or anything like that, but it's noticeable.
And then last night, I hadn't gone far, gave it some throttle coming out of a roundabout, and it started to violently 'Kangaroo', and whilst it would still tickover, I had to sit still for a couple of minutes with it ticking over, before it would rev normally... oh, and I could really smell the 'rotten eggs' smell associated with a cat warming up.
So... is it possible it's yet another throttle body fault, or would the above be explained by a dodgy temperature sensor?
Also, is there anything else that is likely to cause this... the fact it really messed about when it wasn't quite warmed up suggests maybe I should be looking at the temp sensor, and if so, can I use the one off of a 1.0 K11, as I have one for spares.
TIA
Update:
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I've driven the car this morning, and the problem has mainly only showed up when I've floored it, or I've been travelling at speed down a dual carriageway - once it shows up, even if you slow down, it doesn't go away until you've stopped, and let the car idle for a while.
If pull away at a sensible pace and cruise along at 65ish, it doesn't show at all.
Help!
I don't mind throwing money at the car, so long as I can determine what exactly needs attention.
Cheers
