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(Message started by: wolfblood on Mar 10^th, 2013, 10:42pm)

Title: whst have I jolted loose?
Post by wolfblood on Mar 10^th, 2013, 10:42pm

Hi
Driving along one of the potholed filled roads yesterday in the rain and hit a particularly bad one. The jolt looks to have knocked something loose.
The symptoms are that when pushing the accelerator I occasionally get no extra power at all. It just sticks at about 1000 rpm. It seems to do this most when I need to accelerate rapidly such as pulling out of junctions, away from lights or going up hill. All of a sudden it might kick in. If not I have to pull over, turn engine off then on again.

Title: Re: whst have I jolted loose?
Post by Matt on Mar 10^th, 2013, 11:45pm

did the car bottom out do you know?

could be crushed fuel lines, crushed exhaust damaged auto box cooler pipes?

what side of the car dropped down the pot hole?

Title: Re: whst have I jolted loose?
Post by wolfblood on Mar 10^th, 2013, 11:51pm

Cheers. Thankfully it didn't feel like it bottomed out.

Title: Re: whst have I jolted loose?
Post by Tompion on Mar 11^th, 2013, 2:19am

Possibly damaged the cat, get someone to listen to you drive by – vehicles often make a hissing noise if the converter is blocked.