Clutch And Gas Ballance

[Gert]

Hi

I am a Danish owner of a C5 2.0 and I am fond of the car - except for one thing that makes me loose all my confidents in myself!

I have now been driving 30.000km pr year for more than 20yers without any problems like this, but I can't drive this car! When I change gear from 1-2 and 2-3 the rpm will not go down, it even increase? But it is very periodically! I feel like a beginner when I go through Copenhagen in the rush-hour!

Citroen have tried to fix it twice, and say now that it is a known bug? But rear. :huh:

Does anyone have any idée what can be wrong - I'm still sure it isn't me. :P

Thanks in advance

Gert

[Randombloke]

Citroen have tried to fix it twice, and say now that it is a known bug? But rear. :huh:

Does anyone have any idée what can be wrong - I'm still sure it isn't me. :P

Thanks in advance

Gert

 

Two questions:

 

1. Are you 100% sure that the throttle cable is in good condition? Can you check under the bonnet to make sure that nothing is fouling it or the accelerator pot(entiometer)? Is the pot end of the cable correctly secured? Did you make sure that there is not a problem with the footmat in the driver's footwell?

 

2. When they fixed the problem, did they check/change/measure the accelerator pot? Did they check that the end stop switch on the accelerator pot is working properly? Can you see any evidence of this assembly being changed? Maybe it would make sense for you to disconnect the battery (be very careful make sure you do this correctly) and to measure the resistance with a multimeter across the accelerator pot, as you turn it from one end to the other. If you see a sudden jump or discontinuity in the value, the pot is faulty.

 

Please check your service bill to see what they did and post details here.

[Gert]

Two questions:

 

1. Are you 100% sure that the throttle cable is in good condition? Can you check under the bonnet to make sure that nothing is fouling it or the accelerator pot(entiometer)? Is the pot end of the cable correctly secured? Did you make sure that there is not a problem with the footmat in the driver's footwell?

 

2. When they fixed the problem, did they check/change/measure the accelerator pot? Did they check that the end stop switch on the accelerator pot is working properly? Can you see any evidence of this assembly being changed? Maybe it would make sense for you to disconnect the battery (be very careful make sure you do this correctly) and to measure the resistance with a multimeter across the accelerator pot, as you turn it from one end to the other. If you see a sudden jump or discontinuity in the value, the pot is faulty.

 

Please check your service bill to see what they did and post details here.

 

Hi Randombloke

Thanks for your reply! Until now, I have let Citroen do all the ”fixing”, but now I will have a look for myself. It is two very good hints you have given me, and I will try to find some spare time this weekend and have a look! I appreciate your help - thanks :P

Gert