please help

9th January 2009, 12:59

hi all my girlfriend has a[B] daewoo matiz ino its not a saxo but alot of you might be able to help me

i fitted a new clutch on it last week and it was fine but yesterday it started to kind of hold back then be ok its like it stuters whilst driving, its ok once the car is going at 30 mph ish it just seems to be when setting of with quite alot of revs. i changed the spark plugs and ht leads today and it did not make any difference

any ideas would help

thanks

9th January 2009, 14:07

is the engine managment light coming on

9th January 2009, 14:48

no come on when engine starts and goes straight off lol

9th January 2009, 14:56

sticky valves are common on these, try using a good engine flush and change the oil.

10th January 2009, 00:55

check wires on fly wheel sensor arent damaged or loose and the sensor itself isnt dirty, they tend to break quite easily so if youve knocked it when fiiting clutch it may not be working properly

10th January 2009, 20:38

thanks alot i will have a look the guy at daewoo said it will be distributor or airflow meter do you think it could be this? thanks

16th January 2009, 19:12

thanks alot i will have a look the guy at daewoo said it will be distributor or airflow meter do you think it could be this? thanks

16th January 2009, 21:38

u probably damaged th flywheel sensor there brittle an should be handled wiv care..

17th January 2009, 08:34

hi going to check the flyweehl today any chance of it been the distributer got told by a few people its a common problem with them thanks

17th January 2009, 12:30

hello sorry? lol

17th January 2009, 15:55

could be mate, mite be worth getting it plugged in normaly round the £40 mark but itl diagnose your problem straight away and save you buying parts that may not be faulty