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[quote=”thisisbuod” post=40104]A sensor isn’t going to create a grinding noise or any funny feeling in the shifter because when you are shifting the clutch has seperated the engine from the trans. You may just want to change the trans fluid (I’m guessing it has never been changed.) But because of the mileage and it is more pronounced between 1st and 2nd you probably just have some worn out syncronizers.[/quote]
I did say that it was was less likely, but yes it can. A slightly sticking throttle cable can do the same. I’ve only seen this in manuals however as this is all I drive (might be why you haven’t heard of it?).
It creates the same speed mismatch as pulling the clutch, revving slightly and trying to change gears. It will be hard to shift, make a clunk or a slight grind. I had a faulty MAF sensor replaced under warranty due to this issue. It was still working, but apparently off a little, hence the troublesome shifts.
It is actually also a problem on some cars that over-rev a bit when clutched, that you can’t get it into gear until the engine revs drop again.Eric you should do a video on how many problems can occur without any error codes showing :).
Your advice is good, however way too often can you take your car to the dealer with a problem and they can’t reproduce it or fail to acknowledge it is there as no errors are being produced. I just had my dealer do a service, they gave it back and it was skipping a beat once in a while and popping from the exhaust. I took it back and they declined that something could be wrong due to no codes. They had put in new spark plugs which I told them to check (gap and heat range). It got worse and I went back and still no codes. I stayed however and forced them to look over everything they did and behold, after 20 minutes the manager presented the spark plugs of which one had been dropped on the floor before being put in so the gap was significantly smaller than the others *sigh*.
Error codes are not the holy grail and customers don’t spend time off from work to mess with their mechanics 🙂 /end rant
Again this is not a reflection on you, just a story that fit the context :).
Eric you should do a video on how many problems can occur without any error codes showing :).
Your advice is good, however way too often can you take your car to the dealer with a problem and they can’t reproduce it or fail to acknowledge it is there as no errors are being produced. I just had my dealer do a service, they gave it back and it was skipping a beat once in a while and popping from the exhaust. I took it back and they declined that something could be wrong due to no codes. They had put in new spark plugs which I told them to check (gap and heat range). It got worse and I went back and still no codes. I stayed however and forced them to look over everything they did and behold, after 20 minutes the manager presented the spark plugs of which one had been dropped on the floor before being put in so the gap was significantly smaller than the others *sigh*.
Error codes are not the holy grail and customers don’t spend time off from work to mess with their mechanics 🙂 /end rant
Again this is not a reflection on you, just a story that fit the context :).
Since it starts up again without issues it is not gas related. Is you alternator working and charging the battery?
Have you cleaned your MAF sensor? If not try it.
Could also be your idle motor that needs cleaning or replacement (unless that is what an IVAC is?)Since it starts up again without issues it is not gas related. Is you alternator working and charging the battery?
Have you cleaned your MAF sensor? If not try it.
Could also be your idle motor that needs cleaning or replacement (unless that is what an IVAC is?)[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=40136][quote=”LJ11194″ post=40128]Public transportation is for getting from A to B. Cars are for having fun while doing it. Personalized transportation is a terrible idea, retrospectively. But at this point it’s what we have done for the most part and it’s too late to change.
Also, in my truck I have driven up and down places I wouldn’t want to hike, with ruts that my Ford Contour could fall into. Admittedly I don’t take it offroad anymore, but only because at it’s advanced age it would probably fall apart. I still haul things with it often enough, which I literally can’t do in anything else. Mowers, weedeaters, dirt, mulch, furniture, scrap, large car parts, etc.
Different strokes for different folks. A type of car someone drives is reliant on their life style. You like your compact car, fine. I barely even fit into a lot of them (I’m 6’4″ and 280 lbs) so I’ll never own another one. If I like my truck, that should also be fine with you but it doesn’t seem to be.
We, as in everyone who drives, reserves the right to complain about fuel costs when even if you have a very efficient car (which my Contour is, still gets 30 city), prices of fuel and proportionally everything else have risen more sharply than average MPGs. And that can’t be blamed on any specific person or political party either. It’s actually because more people in 3rd world countries have cars now, and the fuel production for the world is being spread thin.[/quote]
true price of fuel is a concern but think of it this way; in Europe gas is around $6.30 USD (i have a friend in germany) Gas in Europe has not been $3.69 USB since 1984 so in that aspect gas is really cheap here in the US. Second, People who drive Vans SUVs and Pickups ARE gonna pay more for gas and fuel up more often regardless of gas prices. Therefore those people who have such Vehicles should not bitch about half a week’s pay going into gas for their vehicles. If you have to commute for work than logically it is better to get a econamy car for that sole purpose. And as far has gas prices in 2000 Gas was $1.49 a gallon here in the state of Minnesota. Because of President Bush and Iraq Iraq retaliated by burning all the oil in the country preventing it from being exported. Hence the still-existane spike in Unleaded and Diesel Fuel costs. Which gas being $3.26 a gallon is beyond me when Alaska is America’s bigest Oil Pipeline why we dont use our own oil rather than depending on the 3rd world country’s supply is beyond me.[/quote]
Actually gas was 9.33 usd/gallon not weeks ago and is around 8 atm. so stop your whining ;).
It is a political choice which drives innovation to more efficient cars and engines. You hardly see 6 cylinder engines and a 2.0L is a large engine for most people. Nowadays most cars sold are micro cars with 0.8L-1.2L three or four cylinder petrol engines. Large sedans and station wagons have a 1.6 CRDI engine most commonly.
Bush chose to boost the economy by making production of heavy vehicles more profitable (is it 3000lbs or how does it go?). Large vehicles require more labour and resources to get build so he was partly right. It was however a very short sighted solution as gas prices will only go up from now on.
I’ve lived in the US for a year and I must say that I see why some might have a need for trucks due to practical considerations. However, most trucks I saw were blinged out and clearly not used as a tool and I can’t count how many 5.7L V8 escelades, tahoes etc. you se with one, maybe two people in. Seems like and awful waste to haul 3 tons around at 10-15 mpg for one person to get to work.
You could argue that it fits a full family, but I am not buying that argument. MPVs were made for that specific purpose and are much better at it, cost way less and are much more fuel efficient.
I do wish you would adopt more of the European cars as we have many that would fit the American need.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ford_S-Max_Titanium_S_%28Facelift%29_%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_18._Juni_2012,_Ratingen.jpg41mpg in petrol, 54 mpg in diesel.
BTW. in relation to the comment about this not being youtube, you are right. It is however bound to happen in any forum as soon as the user base becomes large enough. If Eric doesn’t like it he should set up some guidelines (or did I miss them?). Conversations can quickly turn on topics like these (I see a biodiesel topic or hybrid topic going the same direction).
[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=40136][quote=”LJ11194″ post=40128]Public transportation is for getting from A to B. Cars are for having fun while doing it. Personalized transportation is a terrible idea, retrospectively. But at this point it’s what we have done for the most part and it’s too late to change.
Also, in my truck I have driven up and down places I wouldn’t want to hike, with ruts that my Ford Contour could fall into. Admittedly I don’t take it offroad anymore, but only because at it’s advanced age it would probably fall apart. I still haul things with it often enough, which I literally can’t do in anything else. Mowers, weedeaters, dirt, mulch, furniture, scrap, large car parts, etc.
Different strokes for different folks. A type of car someone drives is reliant on their life style. You like your compact car, fine. I barely even fit into a lot of them (I’m 6’4″ and 280 lbs) so I’ll never own another one. If I like my truck, that should also be fine with you but it doesn’t seem to be.
We, as in everyone who drives, reserves the right to complain about fuel costs when even if you have a very efficient car (which my Contour is, still gets 30 city), prices of fuel and proportionally everything else have risen more sharply than average MPGs. And that can’t be blamed on any specific person or political party either. It’s actually because more people in 3rd world countries have cars now, and the fuel production for the world is being spread thin.[/quote]
true price of fuel is a concern but think of it this way; in Europe gas is around $6.30 USD (i have a friend in germany) Gas in Europe has not been $3.69 USB since 1984 so in that aspect gas is really cheap here in the US. Second, People who drive Vans SUVs and Pickups ARE gonna pay more for gas and fuel up more often regardless of gas prices. Therefore those people who have such Vehicles should not bitch about half a week’s pay going into gas for their vehicles. If you have to commute for work than logically it is better to get a econamy car for that sole purpose. And as far has gas prices in 2000 Gas was $1.49 a gallon here in the state of Minnesota. Because of President Bush and Iraq Iraq retaliated by burning all the oil in the country preventing it from being exported. Hence the still-existane spike in Unleaded and Diesel Fuel costs. Which gas being $3.26 a gallon is beyond me when Alaska is America’s bigest Oil Pipeline why we dont use our own oil rather than depending on the 3rd world country’s supply is beyond me.[/quote]
Actually gas was 9.33 usd/gallon not weeks ago and is around 8 atm. so stop your whining ;).
It is a political choice which drives innovation to more efficient cars and engines. You hardly see 6 cylinder engines and a 2.0L is a large engine for most people. Nowadays most cars sold are micro cars with 0.8L-1.2L three or four cylinder petrol engines. Large sedans and station wagons have a 1.6 CRDI engine most commonly.
Bush chose to boost the economy by making production of heavy vehicles more profitable (is it 3000lbs or how does it go?). Large vehicles require more labour and resources to get build so he was partly right. It was however a very short sighted solution as gas prices will only go up from now on.
I’ve lived in the US for a year and I must say that I see why some might have a need for trucks due to practical considerations. However, most trucks I saw were blinged out and clearly not used as a tool and I can’t count how many 5.7L V8 escelades, tahoes etc. you se with one, maybe two people in. Seems like and awful waste to haul 3 tons around at 10-15 mpg for one person to get to work.
You could argue that it fits a full family, but I am not buying that argument. MPVs were made for that specific purpose and are much better at it, cost way less and are much more fuel efficient.
I do wish you would adopt more of the European cars as we have many that would fit the American need.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ford_S-Max_Titanium_S_%28Facelift%29_%E2%80%93_Frontansicht,_18._Juni_2012,_Ratingen.jpg41mpg in petrol, 54 mpg in diesel.
BTW. in relation to the comment about this not being youtube, you are right. It is however bound to happen in any forum as soon as the user base becomes large enough. If Eric doesn’t like it he should set up some guidelines (or did I miss them?). Conversations can quickly turn on topics like these (I see a biodiesel topic or hybrid topic going the same direction).
Some things are just low maintenance because technology improved the last 30 years.
If you insist on going against manufacturer recommendations and are not experiencing a problem, at least use OEM tranny fluid. I think many mishaps occur because people think oil weight is all that matters.
The ZF transmission in my car is not serviceable for the first 100000 miles (at $200/quart it should last a long time :S) it says in the manual and it comes with iridium spark plugs with the same longevity (they say, however those I will be checking up on).
Some things are just low maintenance because technology improved the last 30 years.
If you insist on going against manufacturer recommendations and are not experiencing a problem, at least use OEM tranny fluid. I think many mishaps occur because people think oil weight is all that matters.
The ZF transmission in my car is not serviceable for the first 100000 miles (at $200/quart it should last a long time :S) it says in the manual and it comes with iridium spark plugs with the same longevity (they say, however those I will be checking up on).
I would inspect the oil myself. European cars go 15-25000km between oil changes and are stresses harder. If you buy a fully synthetic, good oil you should be able to at least double your mileage depending on driving pattern.
I would inspect the oil myself. European cars go 15-25000km between oil changes and are stresses harder. If you buy a fully synthetic, good oil you should be able to at least double your mileage depending on driving pattern.
