Kangaroo petrol?

Orlak2410 · 01-02-2022 1:31pm #1

I’m not sure what the technical term is for this but I recently switched from petrol to diesel and switching from first to second gear is a lot different. In the diesel car it struggles in second gear compared to the petrol relative to the same speed. Anyway, I experienced kangaroo petrol and it would not stop even when I shifted to third and fourth. I turned the car off and back on and it persisted for a while but then went away. Have I caused permanent damage to the gear box?

Allinall · 01-02-2022 1:36pm

You need to rev higher in first gear before changing up.

Orlak2410 · 01-02-2022 1:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118565096#Comment_118565096

I know just taking a bit of getting used to having driven a 1 litre petrol for years but is this bad for the gearbox/clutch?

colm_mcm · 01-02-2022 3:16pm

You won’t have broken the car by just doing that, but there may be another fault causing what you’re describing.

Orlak2410 · 01-02-2022 3:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118566008#Comment_118566008

Thank god I bought it with a 3 month warranty

colm_mcm · 01-02-2022 4:21pm

Get someone who knows their way around cars to drive yours.

or post a video of it driving

Orlak2410 · 01-02-2022 4:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118566343#Comment_118566343

It's like when the car shuffles (kangaroo petrol) the power isn't being transferred from the engine to the front wheels as much as it should be as in it's not accelerating as it does usually.