sluggish 1.9td
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sluggish 1.9td
I am currently in the midst of resolving a suspension prob but I would also like to know can anyone shed some light on the fact that my xantia which has done 50 k returns approx 37 mpg and isnt anyway near as lively as my 405 pug with 150k and returning 45 mpg with the 1.9 td lump as well.
I have experienced the same thing.
I put it down to the xantia being then heavier car, and the fact that the xantia is also running the steering, brakes and suspension straight off the engine, the suspension has leak-back, and so the pump / regulator work hard to maintain the hydraulic pressure - and this aint free !
I put it down to the xantia being then heavier car, and the fact that the xantia is also running the steering, brakes and suspension straight off the engine, the suspension has leak-back, and so the pump / regulator work hard to maintain the hydraulic pressure - and this aint free !
I wonder if your engine is still tight? Our zx 1.9D now has 67K on the clock and is running beautifully. My wife and I were commenting the other day that it seemed much faster than when we got it nearly 2 years ago with 53K on it.
Another possibility I have seen on here is that perhaps your exhaust is blocked or restricted, possibly a symptom of too sedentary a life.
jeremy
Another possibility I have seen on here is that perhaps your exhaust is blocked or restricted, possibly a symptom of too sedentary a life.
jeremy
Just like my dad's 405 and Xantia. I really dont think the Xantia works properly (i.e. it has a fault). I know there is very little turbo boost on his.
As far as the power required for the suspension goes it is a maximum of 2 or 3 hp every now and then. It'll be a couple of hundred watts when idle I would expect. I doubt that you would notice it. If it took a serious amount of power then it would need a load of heat exchangers and cooling as the LHM would be boiling.
As far as the power required for the suspension goes it is a maximum of 2 or 3 hp every now and then. It'll be a couple of hundred watts when idle I would expect. I doubt that you would notice it. If it took a serious amount of power then it would need a load of heat exchangers and cooling as the LHM would be boiling.
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Look at the more simpler things please;
have a you an air intake restriction? check your filter.
Do you have a lot of inburnt fuel coming out of the exhaust when accelerating..... it will be obvious in your rear mirror....if so it could be your cam belt is not timed correctly or a fuel delivery problem. Check the travel of the accelerator cable response on the pump take up. has this car run correctly whilst in your ownership???
have a you an air intake restriction? check your filter.
Do you have a lot of inburnt fuel coming out of the exhaust when accelerating..... it will be obvious in your rear mirror....if so it could be your cam belt is not timed correctly or a fuel delivery problem. Check the travel of the accelerator cable response on the pump take up. has this car run correctly whilst in your ownership???
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Vinny, check your injector pump, make sure its not a lucas one and if its not, put about 5 ltr of vegi oil in the fuel tank (presuming you are running a diesel engine car). This will give the injectors a clean, also make sure your air intake pipe isn't collapsing when you rev the engine, this happened to mine.
Paul
Paul