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Jul 14th, 2002, 21:02 | #1 |
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240 service due?
My 240GL E reg has been hesitant in the morning - especially when it rains or is dump - since March. After scaling down in gears a few time (or when the sun comes out) it gets going fine. It feels like having lost of bit of power but then I have had it for 2 years since I bought it from a dealer and have done absolutely nothing to it!)
When I turned to my local generic garage in London NW10 ,the answer I received was that it could not find a fault with it (sic!) but that if there were one and with the injection then it would not dare dabble with it! So I kept on running it. What should I do? Who should be dealing with this hesitant running problem? what type of garage can I trust with looking at my car? And why on earth could they not just leave the old manual chocke alone???? |
Jul 19th, 2002, 07:36 | #2 |
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RE: 240 service due?
Sounds like ignition problems to me. A basic 'tune up' is a good place to start, air filter, distributor cap, rotor, plugs and HT leads. Get yourself a Haynes manual and some basic tools and you can do it yourself in under an hour. Your oil is also well past due for a change (every six months), this is also not too difficult to DIY. Your fuel filter is also due for a change.
Find yourself a decent garage or learn to DIY. There is nothing on a 240, including the fuel injection system, that any competent mechanic should not be able to sort out. |
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