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Mike Pavelin

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2015, 08:58:09 AM »
Quote from: Shaunfella on February 20, 2015, 06:09:35 AM
It's an automatic I have........

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Does it change gear normally when you drive on a light throttle?
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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2015, 04:01:05 PM »
Quote from: Shaunfella on February 20, 2015, 06:09:35 AM
It's an automatic I have........


Knowing that at the beginning might have saved a few 'stabs in the dark'. :icon_rolleyes:
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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2015, 09:14:17 AM »
Quote from: bgbazz on February 20, 2015, 04:01:05 PM
Quote from: Shaunfella on February 20, 2015, 06:09:35 AM
It's an automatic I have........


Knowing that at the beginning might have saved a few 'stabs in the dark'. :icon_rolleyes:

Indeed  :banghead:
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Shaunfella

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2015, 09:25:52 AM »
Apologies!!
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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2015, 05:33:33 PM »
No probs...it just narrows down the possible options.  :icon_winkle:
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Shaunfella

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2015, 06:40:18 PM »
Going to take it to the garage this week at some point and have it sorted. O2 sensor codes flashing up again and they've just been replaced last week so I'm thinking the cat may be gone?? Assume this is costly to replace??
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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2015, 07:06:59 PM »
Cats aren't expensive, look on ebay.

Sometimes you can tell if its broken down if you get underneath & give it a bit of a thump with your fist, if you hear rattles from inside then its all broken up & needs replacing anyway  :icon_winkle:
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Shaunfella

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #32 on: February 22, 2015, 10:18:35 AM »
Quote from: gazjeep on February 21, 2015, 07:06:59 PM
Cats aren't expensive, look on ebay.

Sometimes you can tell if its broken down if you get underneath & give it a bit of a thump with your fist, if you hear rattles from inside then its all broken up & needs replacing anyway  :icon_winkle:
I'll try this thanks....

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Shaunfella

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #33 on: March 11, 2015, 10:08:34 AM »
Just a wee update.  Hadn't got around to getting the TJ looked at...lack of power was still prominent but I was getting up and down to work at 100kph so decided to leave it. I'm off on holiday on Saturday so planned to drop it into the mechanic whilst away.

BUT..yesterday I was driving up Sheikh Zayed Road....car was struggling to get the usual 100kph and eventually wouldn't go above 80. After 15 mind the checks gauges light came on and the temperature shot up. I managed to get pulled over, and car recovered to mechanic.

He called there to tell me it's the muffler box that need replaced. Again, I've no idea about this stiff so does it sound plausible that a faulty muffler would have been causing these problems????

EDIT: been quoted around 150 quid for this repair. That's on top of the 380 he charged me last week to replace O2 sensors...
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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2015, 10:54:51 AM »
I did mention this......reply no. 12.

Definitely plausible as I've seen it happen...... Hope this is end of your probs.... :icon_super:
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Shaunfella

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2015, 11:09:07 AM »
Quote from: wildwood on March 11, 2015, 10:54:51 AM
I did mention this......reply no. 12.

Definitely plausible as I've seen it happen...... Hope this is end of your probs.... :icon_super:
You did....Apologies!! Fingers crossed as it's doing my nut in now. I'm guessing had the mechanic checked this the other week I wouldn't have had to fork out for the new sensors!
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Mike Pavelin

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Re: TJ lack if power
« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2015, 10:40:36 PM »
Quote from: wildwood on March 11, 2015, 10:54:51 AM
I did mention this......reply no. 12.

Definitely plausible as I've seen it happen...... Hope this is end of your probs.... :icon_super:

Ha! reply no.2.
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