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Hey guys!! just wanted to share my problems with you lool (how nice of me huh )

Oh man bad news 2day....my car seems to be jerking while am driving along!!!! basically, you know how if you tried starting off in 2nd gear, your car would jump a couple of times then stall, thats whats happening while am driving...it jumps in like all gears up 4th (havent been in 5th lately) and then the car carries on like normal....it happens now and then...NO CLUE WHY!!

Also, today, i seemed to have to put so much gas in before the car would start moving and ive just like changed the clutch 2 weeks ago!! Usually when am stopped on an upward hill, i would release the clutch till it reaches biting point and put a lil gas in and it would move off..but today, it wasnt moving when i did that and it would even stall, unless i put ALOT of gas in!! my rev counter would shoot up to like 3000rpm just to move off...

Does any1 here have any advice or knowledge on these problems? would be appreciated if anyone could shed some light on this for me...cheers ppl!!!

It sounds like the throttle body needs cleaning. You need to take off the airbox and engine cover, and spray some carb cleaner into the throttle body to clean it. Also, the air filter might be dirty, so have a look at the filter while the airbox is off.

may have something to do with new clutch and not thottle bodies as you can rev the engine to 3k,have you check that the clutch cable doesnt need adjusting, or maybe some bolts have come loose from clutch plate!!

paulzpolo wrote:may have something to do with new clutch and not thottle bodies as you can rev the engine to 3k,have you check that the clutch cable doesnt need adjusting, or maybe some bolts have come loose from clutch plate!!

so could it be the clutch that may be making the car jerk while am driving along?
they told me to come back after 500miles to get the clutch adjusted, and so far, am just reaching 300miles.