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The winter is taking its toll..
on: December 20, 2010, 18:21:34 PM
... on my shed vectra, the engine has started to randomly cut out when idling, rather annoying

And its been smelling horrible after driving in the snow.. my poor clutch :(
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Reply #1 on: December 20, 2010, 20:14:06 PM
is that a petrol?

cam position or crank sensor prob
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Reply #2 on: December 20, 2010, 20:40:47 PM
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... on my shed vectra, the engine has started to randomly cut out when idling, rather annoying

And its been smelling horrible after driving in the snow.. my poor clutch :(



The clutch ? doesnt it spin well enough against the snow ?
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Reply #3 on: December 20, 2010, 20:53:43 PM
depends if your slipping it like mad to pull away in 2nd a lot or not

yeah its a 2.0 16v petrol, prolly cam sensor tbh
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Reply #4 on: December 20, 2010, 22:01:58 PM
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depends if your slipping it like mad to pull away in 2nd a lot or not

yeah its a 2.0 16v petrol, prolly cam sensor tbh



Winter driving demands a light and sensitive foot on the gas pedal, the clutch is not made for speed regulation !
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Reply #5 on: December 20, 2010, 22:24:17 PM
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depends if your slipping it like mad to pull away in 2nd a lot or not

yeah its a 2.0 16v petrol, prolly cam sensor tbh



Winter driving demands a light and sensitive foot on the gas pedal, the clutch is not made for speed regulation !


I think Im pretty bad for it tbh, its a very lazy habit to sit on the bite point and let the engine management take over!
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Reply #6 on: December 20, 2010, 23:02:45 PM
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depends if your slipping it like mad to pull away in 2nd a lot or not

yeah its a 2.0 16v petrol, prolly cam sensor tbh


Winter driving demands a light and sensitive foot on the gas pedal, the clutch is not made for speed regulation !

I think Im pretty bad for it tbh, its a very lazy habit to sit on the bite point and let the engine management take over!

Smooth movments, steering, brakes, clutch and gas pedal and good tyres and winter driving is managable.
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Reply #7 on: December 21, 2010, 07:25:39 AM
Glad Im not the only one that had a bad smelling car yesterday ><

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Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 00:44:30 AM
Did I hear right a while back that driving instructors now teach people to pull away from stationary in second gear?...
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Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 00:54:11 AM
3rd gear sometimes (in the snow)
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Reply #10 on: December 22, 2010, 12:20:45 PM
What !!!!  why havnt we figured that out in Sweden ? we have snow every winter and still havnt figured that out !!!
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Reply #11 on: December 22, 2010, 13:11:58 PM
I had the misfortune of attempting a 3rd gear pull away in snow boots on a hill when I got caught at some lights. It was my own fault, at the bottom of the hill I thought Id make the top and the lights but then I started to lose traction on the way up and had to stop :/

It was seriously hard work on the calf and thigh muscles I can tell you :)
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Reply #12 on: December 22, 2010, 14:32:22 PM
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3rd gear sometimes (in the snow)

No, I mean in normal conditions. Crazy!
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Reply #13 on: December 22, 2010, 14:39:26 PM
I can see though, the necessity of wearing ones clutch out and starting in 2nd gear if using inadequate tyres but which costs more, clutch replacement or a set of proper winter tyres ?
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Reply #14 on: December 22, 2010, 15:13:04 PM
my brother is a driving instructor, and they teach people that pulling out in 3rd gear means the "wheels turn slower" - exact words from the government training manual blurb

(my brother still doesnt believe me that thats crap)
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