Vauxhall Vectra engine keeps stalling
Variant: 1.8 manual
Model Year: 1999
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
i have a vauxhall vectra 1.8 & for some strange reason when im driving bout 20-30 mph the engine cuts out,its doing it more regular now,any ideas what could be the cause would be much appreciated.
Posted: Jan 8, 2011 (13 years ago)
Vauxhall Vectra stalling problem?
"On the top of the crank case leading off the back left there are 2 breather tubes, the left hand one from the air-filter and the right hand one leads to under the Throttle body*, you'll need to remove the throttle body and clean up the metal butterfly and on the underside of this there is a very small breather hole (on the underside inside of the throttle body leading to the breather tube mentioned above *) these are notorious for getting blocked, when this is cleared out the car will idle like a dream."
At least someone on here talks sense, I've done over a dozen of these now and its ultimately the only long term cure, or you could keep chucking money at sensors and valves, because the garages will keep taking your cash :)
Andy
February 2010
"On the top of the crank case leading off the back left there are 2 breather tubes, the left hand one from the air-filter and the right hand one leads to under the Throttle body*, you'll need to remove the throttle body and clean up the metal butterfly and on the underside of this there is a very small breather hole (on the underside inside of the throttle body leading to the breather tube mentioned above *) these are notorious for getting blocked, when this is cleared out the car will idle like a dream."
At least someone on here talks sense, I've done over a dozen of these now and its ultimately the only long term cure, or you could keep chucking money at sensors and valves, because the garages will keep taking your cash :)
Andy
February 2010
Posted Jan 8, 2011 (13 years ago)
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