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Discussion in '308/328' started by kman369, May 27, 2015.

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  1. kman369

    kman369 Karting

    Nov 21, 2014
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    #1 kman369, May 27, 2015
    I noticed this today. My 308 started and ran without issue. When it was warmed up and I started driving. There was a loss of power and the car didn't seem to want to go when I gave it gas. Then all of a sudden the car started revving and took off and drove normal. Does this sound like maybe a vaccine thing or something like that? Thanks
     
  2. dpospres

    dpospres Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2005
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    #2 dpospres, May 27, 2015
    I didn't know that you had to vaccinate these cars.......It sounds like maybe you lost a bank for a little bit and then it came back? Loose or corroded wires to ignition? Bad ground at one of the ECUs?
     
  3. kman369

    kman369 Karting

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    #3 kman369, May 27, 2015
    Hahahahaha. VACUUM ISSUE. LOL
     
  4. dpospres

    dpospres Formula Junior

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    #4 dpospres, May 27, 2015
    Sorry.....couldn't resist
     
  5. Skippr1999

    Skippr1999 F1 Rookie
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    #5 Skippr1999, May 27, 2015
    I had this on my old 308. It would drop a bank, almost stall, then roar back to life. It was very frustrating. Wiggling the electric plugs seemed to fix it sometimes ( the ones that you can unplug and get shocked by). I had my mechanic keep and drive the car for two months to track the issue down. Of course it never did this in his presence.......
     
  6. kman369

    kman369 Karting

    Nov 21, 2014
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    Barry
    #6 kman369, May 27, 2015
    Yeah it's weird. The car will be idling at about 1400 RPMs give or take at a red light and then it'll just drop down to almost wanting to stall and then after I rev the engine, it comes back to life. Could it be air, maybe something to do with the airbox? Btw it doesn't ever do this when I'm driving on the highway.
     
  7. don_xvi

    don_xvi F1 Rookie

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    #7 don_xvi, May 28, 2015
    I'll bet you dollars to donuts you're losing an ignition bank. Give everything ignition-related a good wiggle test.
     

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