1.9 Jolting Under Load

[Chip1 0]

Hi all

 

This problem just surfaced but under very light load, or when putting foot back on throttle, there is occasionally a split second of zero power. It's as if the whole engine dies momentarily. This can result in quite severe jolting in the car, which ain't great! Any thoughts please?

[welshpug 1,621]

sounds much like what's called "kangarooing" usually a combination of things stemming from wear and tear and poor initial setup of the throttle body and throttle switch, worn airflow meters, slack engine mountings.

[Chip1 0]

Despite its age the mileage is low. And it's only just started doing it. I don't suppose there's any way of testing which component may be at fault though as it's fine at idle.

[jackherer 543]

You need to start from the beginning and work through the parts Welshpug mentions logically, get a Haynes manual and set up the throttle body and throttle switch using the procedure in the book then if you still have issues they'll be much easier to narrow down.

[Chip1 0]

Ok thanks all