saxo trouble

1. brock206 L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 41 saxo vtr, golf 1.8, 206 gti

   #1 16th September 2009, 20:09

   dont know if anybody can help but i put a post up last week about the preformance of my saxo vtr and got no helpful replies, basicilly its acting like a twat and is slower than a friends 1.4 saxo, i took it 4 diagnostics and it came back with a knackered lambda and the carbon dioxide canister being faulty, i changed the lambda and it remained the same, im suspecting its something 2 do with the gearbox because it isnt the original and the acceleration is terrible (has anyone had problems as a result of a gearbox change?) please someone help me out with this problem thanks.
2. user_34323 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3

   #2 16th September 2009, 20:10

   im no expert but i here the gearbox's on saxo suck donkey cock
3. Xsi16v_Jk Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Hereford Posts: 1090 S2 Rallye ITB. Seat Leon FR. Clio 182FF. XSi 16v

   #3 16th September 2009, 20:38

   If its that much power loss it shouldnt be down to you lambda sensor mate.
   
   Hows does the car sound when driving, any whining, crunches etc from the box?..
   How do you know it isnt the original, top speed?
4. brock206 L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 41 saxo vtr, golf 1.8, 206 gti

   #4 17th September 2009, 09:30

   there is a slight wihne but dont know if its from the box other than that nothing its abit stiff aswell through the gear shift, and i know its a different box cus i got it cheap cus the box was knakered and changed it.
5. dexter Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 fife Posts: 227 97white vtd, 02silver vtr, 01blacked out vts

   #5 17th September 2009, 11:15

   best to cnahge the oil in the box first make sure its no the wrong oil they have put in it as av seen tht happin before if the gears are stiff.
   
   was the lamba senser realy dirty? mibi a blocked cat mate
6. brock206 L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 41 saxo vtr, golf 1.8, 206 gti

   #6 17th September 2009, 11:28

   i did the box and the oil is the correct 1 checkd with autodata, the lambda wasnt that bad, an its decated its sounds asif the power is there because it hits flat spots when changing from 1st to 2nd and the engine doesnt die then all of a sudden it starts to accelerate again, dont know if this helps but it tops out at 50 in 2nd dont know if anybody else goes higher, my mate said his used to.
7. welshy23 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2009 Southampton not scunthorpe Posts: 2679 e36 318is! boom.

   #7 17th September 2009, 15:40

   i know i have a 1.1 but when my cat packed in the car would go normally untill about 40MPH and not go any further it may be a higher MPH for a VTR? but it would make a bore noise... could be that... or i could be talking like a twat lol
8. xpunkbubble Newbie Joined: Sep 2009 bradford west yorkshire Posts: 12 saxo vts mk 2

   #8 20th September 2009, 19:19

   have you cleaned throttle body and checked air mass sensor,failing that check ur throttle clip that holds throttle cable,my mate had same problem as what u described
9. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #9 20th September 2009, 19:42

   clutch maybe?