Going for a 2700 km drive in 2 days....some issues..
08-14-2007, 12:55 AM
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Going for a 2700 km drive in 2 days....some issues..
Hi all,
92 C2, Tip.....216000 km
I am going to return home after vacation...the trip is 2700 km. The car was fantastic on the way up, driving through Germany was a blast...
Now I am getting ready to drive back, but there are some issues that concern me.
1. When the car is warmed up after a drive, if I turn off the car for a few min. and then start up again, the car has idle problems and stalls (Avoid this by keeping the left foot on the brake while keeping the rev up as I switch into drive)
2. When driving into dips, the car from time to time looses power for a few seconds (No response to the accelator)
3. I have had the car for 9 months now (driven it for 15000 km) and since I got it when ever I start up the check engine light comes on. The previous owner told me just to turn this off, and if it comes on when I am driving then I have to pay attention to it?!?!?! My instruction book is in German so I cant use that for anything except looking at the pictures since I dont speak german
Should I take the trip with the car? Is it anything I should do before the trip? (My mechanic is at my destination, and I have already booked a time to have the car serviced when I get home)
Sorry if some of my questions are abit amature. I just dont have a technical mind I guess.
92 C2, Tip.....216000 km
I am going to return home after vacation...the trip is 2700 km. The car was fantastic on the way up, driving through Germany was a blast...
Now I am getting ready to drive back, but there are some issues that concern me.
1. When the car is warmed up after a drive, if I turn off the car for a few min. and then start up again, the car has idle problems and stalls (Avoid this by keeping the left foot on the brake while keeping the rev up as I switch into drive)
2. When driving into dips, the car from time to time looses power for a few seconds (No response to the accelator)
3. I have had the car for 9 months now (driven it for 15000 km) and since I got it when ever I start up the check engine light comes on. The previous owner told me just to turn this off, and if it comes on when I am driving then I have to pay attention to it?!?!?! My instruction book is in German so I cant use that for anything except looking at the pictures since I dont speak german
Should I take the trip with the car? Is it anything I should do before the trip? (My mechanic is at my destination, and I have already booked a time to have the car serviced when I get home)
Sorry if some of my questions are abit amature. I just dont have a technical mind I guess.
08-14-2007, 05:00 AM
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Go for it
Just take out a good breakdown insurance,if the car breaks they deliver you and the car to your mechanic.
If not then you have a great 2700 km drive.
If not then you have a great 2700 km drive.
08-14-2007, 08:00 AM
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The check engine light is probably a bad sensor detected by the DME. You may be in safe mode (limp home mode). I don't think you will harm anything. I once drove 400 miles in limp-home mode. I made it safely home, but the trip was not much fun, and the engine was quite sluggish. I would get it fixed before a long trip. If there was no way to do that, I would drive home at reduced speed.