slow on hills

[brian88883]

hi chaps my surf seems very slow when going up hills and doesnt seem to pull well ,i know it weighs nearly two tonne but is there any way i can increase power,thought about renewing injectors would this help? regards bri

[The Lovely Boyo]

hi chaps my surf seems very slow when going up hills and doesnt seem to pull well ,i know it weighs nearly two tonne but is there any way i can increase power,thought about renewing injectors would this help? regards bri

Hello

Give us some more info - like how long have you had it, history, have you done all the usually servicing type thingys (oil, filters, etc), does it smoke, is the kick down working etc etc etc

regards

[brian88883]

Hello

Give us some more info - like how long have you had it, history, have you done all the usually servicing type thingys (oil, filters, etc), does it smoke, is the kick down working etc etc etc

regards

had it about two weeks its an import 2.4 td 1992 model got new filters but havent fitted them yet ,dont know what kick down is ,put redex in ,runs lovely with no smoke at all but doesnt seem to pull well up hills.

[TJG]

I felt a right **** when I took my landy to garage with same complaint, said could he tune it up. He rang up 2 hours later said it didn't need tuning, the brakes were jammed on!!!

[phoebelala]

had it about two weeks its an import 2.4 td 1992 model got new filters but havent fitted them yet ,dont know what kick down is ,put redex in ,runs lovely with no smoke at all but doesnt seem to pull well up hills.

"kick down" is the autobox dropping down a cog when you give it some toe dude. If you drive it steady all the time its a phenonemon you are unlikley to encounter. Try booting it at 30 on the flat and you will find it drops a cog. If it don't there's summat rong wivit.

Never expect a 2.4 to rip the tarmack up either m8. Its all down to what u r used to. I have fast cars to go fast and the surf for "alternative fun"

Al.

[Chris QTown]

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I have the same issue... Seriously slow up hill.
The kick down works well but on an incline where everybody is overtaking me I can only go less than half the speed limit!
Taking it to the garage to get them to clean out the throttle body and run it on pure injector cleaner for 20mins.

I service it regularly and look after everything but it's always done this and after a weeks worth of camping and travelling thru the blue mountains I'm over the lack of speed going up hills!!!!!

[budweiser]

what mine does is in 2nd gear , and it feels that avoid to go to 3rd gear, it goes to 4rth, and because that, lack of power, still checking it to find out whats wrong

[shokenore]

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I have the same issue... Seriously slow up hill.
The kick down works well but on an incline where everybody is overtaking me I can only go less than half the speed limit!
Taking it to the garage to get them to clean out the throttle body and run it on pure injector cleaner for 20mins.

I service it regularly and look after everything but it's always done this and after a weeks worth of camping and travelling thru the blue mountains I'm over the lack of speed going up hills!!!!!

What injector cleaner will they use?

[gwh200]

What injector cleaner will they use?

I'm guessing cleaner used for injectors.

[shokenore]

I'm guessing cleaner used for injectors.

I wanna see the video of the engine running on the cleaner for 20 mins......

[Chris QTown]

I'll let you know shock, he told me but I can't remember the name, said it was their own brand though...
However - ive now realised I've used about 1.5l of coolant after my 13hr drive home on Monday so I may have a blown head gasket.
No milky oil and no crud in my coolant so not sure...

[shokenore]

Check for leaks from hose unions first.

Do you have the rear cab heater ?
Could be leaking from there.
The water pump has a tell tale hole, check for water from underneath the crank pulley.
With the engine just getting warm see if you have frothy bubbles at the radiator cap.
But to be sure get a check done for combustion gases in the coolant.

It very rarely is the head gasket.

[tashtego]

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I have the same issue... Seriously slow up hill.
The kick down works well but on an incline where everybody is overtaking me I can only go less than half the speed limit!
Taking it to the garage to get them to clean out the throttle body and run it on pure injector cleaner for 20mins.

I service it regularly and look after everything but it's always done this and after a weeks worth of camping and travelling thru the blue mountains I'm over the lack of speed going up hills!!!!!

Chris,all 2.4 surf I've driven are like that, not just yours. Injector cleaner won't do much... They are heavy trucks and they need a decent engine to pull them, not the 2L TE... Now that your head has gone upgrade to the 3.0 L or to a petrol one and feel the difference.

[gwh200]

Listen to him^^^. He has to flee charging rhinos...probably.

[Chris QTown]

Tashtego, really? All of them are like that!?!?! What about when they were new, Do you think they could have done it then? If so then it's because something is wrong, the guy at Midas told me it is my clogged up throttle body so I'll start there.

Shock, drove to work and back (20k's total) and my coolant level in the overflow was at the full mark, left it overnight and the overflow still has coolant in it but the radiator took about 700ml :/