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Now I already know what the initial answer to this question is going to be as I’ve already had the HPFP replaced, the timing chain done, the valves decoked at roughly 88k miles, the rocker cover and head gasket replaced and the turbo reconditioned and have have the thermostat and water pump changed along with the pipework for it.
However, at roughly 99k miles I began to get some minor stutter return which I thought was odd as surely it can’t need decoking again after just 10k miles, but it’s now at 104k miles and it stutters appallingly, particularly if I need a burst of acceleration on the motorway in top gear. It’s also very much down on power and up on fuel consumption. I’m struggling to understand what it could be as all the known problem areas have been seen to recently so surely shouldn’t need seeing to again. Granted my clutch is very much on its way out however I’m fairly confident it’s not slip as the revs aren’t spiking and there’s no clutch smell coming in when it stutters. It also seems to have a pretty rough idle on cold starts and rumbles a little bit before calming down as it warms up.
honestly wondering if it’s worth just getting shot of it at this point but thought I should at least ask the question before I think about getting rid.
However, at roughly 99k miles I began to get some minor stutter return which I thought was odd as surely it can’t need decoking again after just 10k miles, but it’s now at 104k miles and it stutters appallingly, particularly if I need a burst of acceleration on the motorway in top gear. It’s also very much down on power and up on fuel consumption. I’m struggling to understand what it could be as all the known problem areas have been seen to recently so surely shouldn’t need seeing to again. Granted my clutch is very much on its way out however I’m fairly confident it’s not slip as the revs aren’t spiking and there’s no clutch smell coming in when it stutters. It also seems to have a pretty rough idle on cold starts and rumbles a little bit before calming down as it warms up.
honestly wondering if it’s worth just getting shot of it at this point but thought I should at least ask the question before I think about getting rid.