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Car struggling up hill/when accelerator is pressed

  • 22-05-2018 8:55pm
    #1
    Whipping Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭


    Bit of a strange one this. Essentially, my car is struggling when going up hill or if I press the accelerator too much...it kind of starts shaking and I have to ease off. Not a massive deal, unless I'm going across steep mountains but it definitely feels off/different to when I first got it (2 years ago)

    It's an 09 Hyundai i20 so while I'm not expecting it to be a beast but my girlfriend's 06 hatchback has more power!

    The garage did a check up and all seemed fine and it recently passed the NCT :confused:

    Any help appreciated


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
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    What engine?


  • #3
    Esel
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    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Clutch on the way out?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #4
    Rows Grower
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    Esel wrote: »
    Clutch on the way out?

    My thoughts too, we'd most likely be right if it was 30 years ago but not sure about modern vehicles.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #5
    richardsheil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭richardsheil


    Rows Grower wrote: »
    My thoughts too, we'd most likely be right if it was 30 years ago but not sure about modern vehicles.

    In what way is a clutch slipping going to be different in a modern car as compared to one of 30 years ago?
    None

    OP, if when you are going up hill the engine speed ( which you can see on the rev counter or will know by the noise) goes up but the car does not go faster in a proportionate way then your clutch is slipping and needs replacement.


  • #6
    Bmw123d
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    richardsheil wrote: »
    In what way is a clutch slipping going to be different in a modern car as compared to one of 30 years ago?
    None

    OP, if when you are going up hill the engine speed ( which you can see on the rev counter or will know by the noise) goes up but the car does not go faster in a proportionate way then your clutch is slipping and needs replacement.

    I would imagine it’s prob more the flywheel if it’s shaking that bad.


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  • #7
    Rows Grower
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    richardsheil wrote: »
    In what way is a clutch slipping going to be different in a modern car as compared to one of 30 years ago?
    None

    OP, if when you are going up hill the engine speed ( which you can see on the rev counter or will know by the noise) goes up but the car does not go faster in a proportionate way then your clutch is slipping and needs replacement.

    Unlike yourself, I'm not an authority on changes in automobile clutch design over the last 30 years.

    That's why I stated I'm not sure.

    Could be the flywheel though, heh,heh,heh.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • #8
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Ok I'm going to ask a possibly stupid question but are you using the gears correctly, ie dropping a gear or two if going up a steep hill and not having the engine labouring in 5/6th gear at lower speeds?


  • #9
    Whipping Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭Whipping Boy


    Fair comment but yes, definitely using the gears right!

    I drive my girlfriend's car occasionally and have no such issues so definitely something mechanically at fault with mine.

    Thanks for the replies so far. The engine is 1.2 BTW.

    The best description I can give is that it just feels like it doesn't have enough power. It drives fine otherwise - drove to Cork and back recently with no issues at all.


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