Loosing low down power

1. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #1 21st September 2010, 16:57

   So my car is running like shit at idle and doesnt pull untill about 3k, it sounds like a Impreza!! ive done a full service just changed the coilpack today still no change. It also revs by itself when warm and sometimes holds the revs at about 2k. Any ideas? also when i removed the coilpack it had brown powder on two of the coils.
2. user_28362 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5306 911 Turbo

   #2 21st September 2010, 17:23

   Sounds like its completely fucked ........
   
   It could be a list of posible stuff wrong, best take it to a someone who knows what they are doing
3. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #3 21st September 2010, 17:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonathon5 Sounds like its completely fucked ........ It could be a list of posible stuff wrong, best take it to a someone who knows what they are doing

   Not what i was wanting to hear
4. user_28362 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5306 911 Turbo

   #4 21st September 2010, 17:32

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by VTR01KBR Not what i was wanting to hear

   have you messed about with the throttle body at all ?
5. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #5 21st September 2010, 17:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonathon5 have you messed about with the throttle body at all ?

   I havnt but previous owner might of, what you thinking?
6. user_28362 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5306 911 Turbo

   #6 21st September 2010, 18:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by VTR01KBR I havnt but previous owner might of, what you thinking?

   my cousin messed about with his porting it & polishing it. it was a disaster.
   
   The car ran like a bag of shit, do you have much black smoke out of the exhaust ?
7. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #7 21st September 2010, 18:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonathon5 my cousin messed about with his porting it & polishing it. it was a disaster. The car ran like a bag of shit, do you have much black smoke out of the exhaust ?

   Ill have a look for black smoke but havnt noticed any. Coming to think about it even with the standard airbox it sounds like it has a open cone filter. Im thinking it might have uprated cams and not been re mapped, could this be the reason?
8. user_28362 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5306 911 Turbo

   #8 21st September 2010, 19:06

   cams ??????????
   
   I thought it was a vtr single cam
9. VTR01KBR Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 686 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #9 21st September 2010, 19:12

   uprated cam then lol. Could the Lamda sensor being plugged in be a problem because its got a decat 4-1 mani or maybe the ICV? please somebody must know