Hi all! recently bought a clio 2 ph1 2.0 16v with some 120K miles on it. car seemed to be running fine at first but has been a pain in the butt ever since.
I have been reading through the forums quite a bit and I'm not a complete novice when it comes to cars, but I must admit that I could really use some help diagnosing the intermittent power loss I've been experiencing! I'm a bitt at a loss!
What are the symptoms:
car starts every time without trouble.
after a few seconds idle gets a bit rough but if I give it some gas it will idle fine for a couple of minutes on end.
when driving I have plenty of acceleration power pulling through the gears without trouble.
when I drive around in higher gears around 1500 rpms the car seems to stutter ever so slightly
when I floor it the car accelarates fine until it hits a wall somewhere between 3500-4500 rpm. It's like the power is suddenly gone. The car will maintain it's speed but will not accelerate any further. in some cases this even prevents me overtaking other cars as I suddenly loose the power to accelerate.
sometimes after a while the power comes back and the car starts accelerating again, sometimes it doesnt. the rpm's at which the power loss shows up are not solid but generally only at higher rpm's.
What have I checked/found out:
swapped coil with one known to work - no change
ignition leads are fine
plugs are like new but seemed a bit wet when pulled from the engine
hooked up my icarsoft computer:
- coolant temp = steady
- map sensor is within range
- throtlle position ranges between 10.2 - 88.9 and increases fluently
- engine load seems to vary between 0 and 100%
- fuel trim seems a bit strange but I am pretty confident that my computer is displaying the wrong sensor values here.. ltft = 0.0% stft = 99,2% all the time until I release the gas..
disconnecting bot the front and rear lambda sensor does not change these values. neither does it give me a check engine light or anything.
- ignition advance is all over the place but doesn't project strange values when the issue pops up.
took out the injectors, tested and cleaned them. resistance within spec. no problem there
took out and cleaned the tdc sensor which had some oil on it. no difference
took out and cleaned the IAC. no difference
sprayed brake cleaner around the manifold. no vacuum leaks detected
changed fuel filter. no difference
I would like to check for fuel pressure but found that these clio's do not come with a schräder valve so not sure how to hook up my meter. also as the issue mainly comes forward at higher rpm's and under load it would be difficult to simulate in my workshop.
Would the CLIP computer have acces to fuel pressure in the system?
anyway..hopefully someone here recognizes the problem or can point me in the right direction! would hate to have to let this fun little car go again allready!
Cheers!
I have been reading through the forums quite a bit and I'm not a complete novice when it comes to cars, but I must admit that I could really use some help diagnosing the intermittent power loss I've been experiencing! I'm a bitt at a loss!
What are the symptoms:
car starts every time without trouble.
after a few seconds idle gets a bit rough but if I give it some gas it will idle fine for a couple of minutes on end.
when driving I have plenty of acceleration power pulling through the gears without trouble.
when I drive around in higher gears around 1500 rpms the car seems to stutter ever so slightly
when I floor it the car accelarates fine until it hits a wall somewhere between 3500-4500 rpm. It's like the power is suddenly gone. The car will maintain it's speed but will not accelerate any further. in some cases this even prevents me overtaking other cars as I suddenly loose the power to accelerate.
sometimes after a while the power comes back and the car starts accelerating again, sometimes it doesnt. the rpm's at which the power loss shows up are not solid but generally only at higher rpm's.
What have I checked/found out:
swapped coil with one known to work - no change
ignition leads are fine
plugs are like new but seemed a bit wet when pulled from the engine
hooked up my icarsoft computer:
- coolant temp = steady
- map sensor is within range
- throtlle position ranges between 10.2 - 88.9 and increases fluently
- engine load seems to vary between 0 and 100%
- fuel trim seems a bit strange but I am pretty confident that my computer is displaying the wrong sensor values here.. ltft = 0.0% stft = 99,2% all the time until I release the gas..
disconnecting bot the front and rear lambda sensor does not change these values. neither does it give me a check engine light or anything.
- ignition advance is all over the place but doesn't project strange values when the issue pops up.
took out the injectors, tested and cleaned them. resistance within spec. no problem there
took out and cleaned the tdc sensor which had some oil on it. no difference
took out and cleaned the IAC. no difference
sprayed brake cleaner around the manifold. no vacuum leaks detected
changed fuel filter. no difference
I would like to check for fuel pressure but found that these clio's do not come with a schräder valve so not sure how to hook up my meter. also as the issue mainly comes forward at higher rpm's and under load it would be difficult to simulate in my workshop.
Would the CLIP computer have acces to fuel pressure in the system?
anyway..hopefully someone here recognizes the problem or can point me in the right direction! would hate to have to let this fun little car go again allready!
Cheers!