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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #15 on: 17 November 2011, 17:48:33 »
New complete exgaust from Germany £95
Fitting from local geeza £70

Car flies along on petrol or LPG now

Strangely not as rorty as my old2.5 V6, but smooth and creamy.

Yay, feel like driving the length and breadth of the UK now!

 :D :D :D
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #16 on: 17 November 2011, 22:46:24 »
Has somebody got a phone number or link to eternal. Sorry to hijack :y
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #17 on: 18 November 2011, 08:40:31 »
Quote from: pauls on 17 November 2011, 22:46:24
Has somebody got a phone number or link to eternal. Sorry to hijack :y
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #18 on: 18 November 2011, 08:48:37 »
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #19 on: 11 December 2011, 10:02:51 »
 >:(

New exhaust only runs the engine smoothly when at cold temperature.

When it warms up, eg on motorway, it doesn’t accelerate and judders at 50mph+.
It vibrates and runs roughly, as if on 3 or 4 cylinders. (A V6 shouldn't run so rough.)
Then it loses power. I have to switch it off and wait 10 mins before re-starting


Think it could be a faulty crank sensor?
How many hours labour is that?
And what's involved?
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #20 on: 11 December 2011, 10:04:13 »
Quote from: Albs on 06 November 2011, 10:35:07
If you have managed to hook the remainder of the wadding out of the exhaust but your still having problems with how its running,I think you may have more than one problem. :-\

Forgot to mention, the rough running is on both petrol and LPG both.
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #21 on: 11 December 2011, 10:10:50 »
Time to read the codes.
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #22 on: 11 December 2011, 14:13:46 »
Yep - read the codes,check plug wells for oil - usual Omega stuff. If crank sensor needs changing its a 10 minute job. :y
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #23 on: 18 December 2011, 17:07:45 »
Hi, i was suffering from the same problems as you until this afternoon. I was running out of ideas, i had done the paper clip test (no codes logged) etc,etc. Then this afternoon the side of the back box in the exhaust blew out with the loudest bang you've ever heard, I wouldn't have believed it possible for this to happen, but it has, and now the car goes like a rocket with none of the power loss or hesitancy that i was experiencing before....sounds a bit to sporty for me now though,,,lol  :y

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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #24 on: 18 December 2011, 18:45:27 »
Dave, it can't be my back box, mine's brand new now.

Here's an eternal question: is it worth paying a Vauxhall main dealer to investigate and/or then fix a ten-year old car?

And if not, does anyone know an independant specialist near Heathrow?
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #25 on: 18 December 2011, 19:01:33 »
No, they are invariably useless.More worthwhile to take a trip to either Alton to see Kevin Wood, or Brackley to see The Boy. ;)
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #26 on: 20 December 2011, 22:23:11 »
 ;D ;D ;D

All fixed.

New airflow meter, new plugs and new leads.

Moves like the proverbial off a shovel (on petrol or LPG)

Fin.
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Re: hunt and peck at motorway speeds on LPG
« Reply #27 on: 26 December 2011, 23:08:49 »
Glad you've finally got it sorted.. ;D
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