bit of a weird one....

[jordmk2]

Right so the problem goes when I put my foot down in any gear,gets up into the top of the rev range and Revs drop off for a second and comes back and carrys on so where do I start looking ? Any ideas ?

 

[Typhoon]

Clutch?

 

[jordmk2]

It's not slipping from a hard launch or from going up hill in fifth or anything like that :/

 

[Dan@SJM]

Does the Rev counter play up?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Are you hitting the rev limiter?

 

[jordmk2]

Not as far as I know to I actually feel the entire car cut for a second and no it happens around 4.8k and 5.5k usually depending lol

 

[fairm010]

@Typhoon will tell you, I had this recently. My mechanic diagnosed that I was right to think the clutch was slipping.

A new clutch now, and not a trace of it happening again!

 

[jordmk2]

Somethin else to get looked at lol

 

[R3k1355]

Yea it's quite possible to slip in gear but still bite just fine from a standing start.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I had this recently, is the Rev counter playing up as if it is, I know What it is

 

[jordmk2]

Not that I've no to Dan, how would I tell? And it only happens when It's warm if that's any help

 

[Dan@SJM]

The Rev counter would start dancing around if it is, missing flywheel tooth.

 

[jordmk2]

On idle or when trying to keep a constant speed? Nether which I've noticed but I will look for

 

[Mr Plums]

Sure its not the bad standard map and the dip in power before the 5k kick making it feel s**t before it takes off?

 

[jordmk2]

Nah it's not tom, it is as if the engine stalls and comes back to life thought it could be potentially an air or fuel problem

 

[Mr Plums]

Inlet leak?

When I snapped the rear bolt nearest the coolant tank on the inlet manifold when I was fitting the inlet, its caused a missfire when the car was warm, like it had expanded causing a leak, drilled it out and refitted the bolt and all was fine after.

 

[jordmk2]

Take it your on about one of the bolts on the throttle body? Speaking of that there's no gasket on the throttle body should there be?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Take it your on about one of the bolts on the throttle body? Speaking of that there's no gasket on the throttle body should there be?

There's usually an orange rubber ring/gasket on the throttle body IIRC. Been a while since I took one off

 

[jordmk2]

Thanks James will put it on my list of things to check

 

[Mr Plums]

Take it your on about one of the bolts on the throttle body? Speaking of that there's no gasket on the throttle body should there be?

I was on about the bolt that bolts the inlet manifold to the head mate, just at the side of the coil pack.

 

[jordmk2]

Nah had it off not long ago, all bolts in the manifold were fine as far as I know will check anyway thanks

 

[Dan@SJM]

No, at 5000rpm

 

[jordmk2]

Usually around 5.5/5.6 Dan, doesn't dance just completey drops 1000rpm then came back up again

 

[Dan@SJM]

Yup. Check the flywheel timing gear

 

[jordmk2]

Egh this is going to be expensive anyway of making sure it's the flywheel?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Checking the teeth, that's he only way.

 

[Chris_Beer]

Mine did this for a while, then it got worse and the Coil light came on when it did it and the engine wouldn't come back to life until you flick the ignition... coilpack

 

[jordmk2]

Far as I can tell coil pack has never been done and its done 100k lol as for the flywheel thing I know it's sounds like I'm avoiding that but wouldn't it happen all the time not just intermittently? Cheers by the way guys appreciate all the comments so far