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andy123
10th August 2004, 01:42
mk1 vtr.every now and again wen im coming to a junction or summit,the revs drop,feels like it wants to stall, then picks up to normal idle speed.any ideas wat it cud be

swijnsm
10th August 2004, 22:03
did you lighten or change your flywheel to a lighter one.

Gregstar
10th August 2004, 23:21
i had that and it turned out to be a blocked breather in the head, try flushing out your oil using some sort of oil thinners such as wynns engine flush, will make a difference.

andy123
11th August 2004, 03:06
aint done anything to flywheel.but also it feels like it has less power every now and again which is probably related

Scott
11th August 2004, 03:09
it could be a massive number of things. there are a few threads on it most recently my saxovts97 im sure have a search.

andy123
11th August 2004, 03:16
wat the quik an easy things to check first.had it on a diagnosics machine and nothin showed up

burtay
12th August 2004, 04:13
the throtle body might need cleaning.