gmcalarasi
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A strange question.
Had my Rover about a year. Had an oil leak at the steering pump and had the pump changed (it was cracked). During the replacement the mechanic forgot to tighten the Intercooler connection. 10 km later it popped off and the car ran horrible. I had already crossed a ferry, so I had to drive it about 80km to get it home.
I took it back to the mechanic and they connected the hose and sent me on my way. However, it still wasn't running right. It was a little sluggish (not real recognizable). Under load it felt like the motor was lunging forward. At high speeds the motor couldn't keep the rpms and if I pushed it very long it would bog down to about 70% power.
These symptoms were similar to when the intercooler wasn't connected, but not as bad. I took it back to the mechanic x2 but he couldn't find the problem. If you didn't know the car you might just think it just wasn't very powerful, until you put it under load, like on a hill.
On my last trip to the mechanic the car died. The motor shut off as I approached a stop sign. It tried starting it, but it wasn't getting fuel. I towed the car at the mechanic and went to a prearranged meeting in Ukraine, where our church hosted a summer camp. When I got back (today) the mechanic showed me that the pulley from the alternator/vacuum pump was frozen.
The owner, not a mechanic, told me this explains why it wasn't running smoothly, because it didn't have vacuum, to draw in the fuel.
- I don't see a connection between the pump freezing and the problems presented at the beginning of this post.
- Also, I had no other issues with vacuum (for example brakes) before the motor shut off, so it seems like an instantaneous failure, not over time.
Is it possible that the intercooler problem could have affected the vacuum pump/pulley?
Is it possible that this vacuum pump problem could have been a part of the sluggish performance, even if it didn't show up in the brakes?
I'm afraid they're going to say they fixed it and send me away only to have my original problem continue, until they can clear themselves of any responsibility.
If someone could shed some light on this for me, I would be very grateful.
george
Had my Rover about a year. Had an oil leak at the steering pump and had the pump changed (it was cracked). During the replacement the mechanic forgot to tighten the Intercooler connection. 10 km later it popped off and the car ran horrible. I had already crossed a ferry, so I had to drive it about 80km to get it home.
I took it back to the mechanic and they connected the hose and sent me on my way. However, it still wasn't running right. It was a little sluggish (not real recognizable). Under load it felt like the motor was lunging forward. At high speeds the motor couldn't keep the rpms and if I pushed it very long it would bog down to about 70% power.
These symptoms were similar to when the intercooler wasn't connected, but not as bad. I took it back to the mechanic x2 but he couldn't find the problem. If you didn't know the car you might just think it just wasn't very powerful, until you put it under load, like on a hill.
On my last trip to the mechanic the car died. The motor shut off as I approached a stop sign. It tried starting it, but it wasn't getting fuel. I towed the car at the mechanic and went to a prearranged meeting in Ukraine, where our church hosted a summer camp. When I got back (today) the mechanic showed me that the pulley from the alternator/vacuum pump was frozen.
The owner, not a mechanic, told me this explains why it wasn't running smoothly, because it didn't have vacuum, to draw in the fuel.
- I don't see a connection between the pump freezing and the problems presented at the beginning of this post.
- Also, I had no other issues with vacuum (for example brakes) before the motor shut off, so it seems like an instantaneous failure, not over time.
Is it possible that the intercooler problem could have affected the vacuum pump/pulley?
Is it possible that this vacuum pump problem could have been a part of the sluggish performance, even if it didn't show up in the brakes?
I'm afraid they're going to say they fixed it and send me away only to have my original problem continue, until they can clear themselves of any responsibility.
If someone could shed some light on this for me, I would be very grateful.
george
