Hi guys, me again :-D
Basically I have been battling with poor throttle response since I got the car.
When I first bought it everything was alright, after about a month or so it then developed the flat spot, which no matter what I do I can not get rid of!
Shortly after the flat spot developed it then started to loose throttle response at low revs, basically what happens is the pick up from idle is rubbish, I mean nearly stalling rubbish when I'm trying to pull away I have to get the revs at almost 1000-1200 just to get the thing to pull away without stalling.
So as you can tell its not good around town! Once the car is moving its pokey and quite nice, the higher revs are lighting quick through the whole rev range as well.
I have done the following work to see if it corrects it and it will for about a week and then it goes back to being crap again.
Piper cross panel filter (first thing fitted after I did a service)
Polished and cleaned the throttle body
Took the manifold off and cleaned out all the oil and crap sitting on the walls
Run fuel addative through the system (redex and STP)
When I did the service I changed the spark plugs from the very dead NGK to boshe plus 4 irridium's
Ran radiator flush through the system and then drained and refilled it.
All of the above made a difference to that low down throttle response but then after roughly a week it would go straight back to being the same as it was, I'm getting a bit lost here trying to do something to get back the performance otherwise the Clio will have to go, and none of us want that!
Just to add a little note I have noticed the engine from outside the car sounds like its blowing a bit, I haven't looked into it to much yet because I'm not sure if it has always done it or not
I was thinking about changing back to NGK spark plugs as they were in the car when I first got it and it ran loverly then!
Or maybe changing the ignition coil packs? Although I'm trying not to spend loads of money if its nessasery then it will be done
Any help would be brilliant thanks guys
Basically I have been battling with poor throttle response since I got the car.
When I first bought it everything was alright, after about a month or so it then developed the flat spot, which no matter what I do I can not get rid of!
Shortly after the flat spot developed it then started to loose throttle response at low revs, basically what happens is the pick up from idle is rubbish, I mean nearly stalling rubbish when I'm trying to pull away I have to get the revs at almost 1000-1200 just to get the thing to pull away without stalling.
So as you can tell its not good around town! Once the car is moving its pokey and quite nice, the higher revs are lighting quick through the whole rev range as well.
I have done the following work to see if it corrects it and it will for about a week and then it goes back to being crap again.
Piper cross panel filter (first thing fitted after I did a service)
Polished and cleaned the throttle body
Took the manifold off and cleaned out all the oil and crap sitting on the walls
Run fuel addative through the system (redex and STP)
When I did the service I changed the spark plugs from the very dead NGK to boshe plus 4 irridium's
Ran radiator flush through the system and then drained and refilled it.
All of the above made a difference to that low down throttle response but then after roughly a week it would go straight back to being the same as it was, I'm getting a bit lost here trying to do something to get back the performance otherwise the Clio will have to go, and none of us want that!
Just to add a little note I have noticed the engine from outside the car sounds like its blowing a bit, I haven't looked into it to much yet because I'm not sure if it has always done it or not
I was thinking about changing back to NGK spark plugs as they were in the car when I first got it and it ran loverly then!
Or maybe changing the ignition coil packs? Although I'm trying not to spend loads of money if its nessasery then it will be done
Any help would be brilliant thanks guys
