sluggish cav!

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sluggish cav!

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my eml was on for a while with the lambda sensor being the suspect. i changed it and now the car feels very sluggish under 3000rpm. when sitting in traffic the revs go up and down between 1 and 2000rpm before settling down to normal. ive swapped the coil pack, afm and cts this mornin just to rule them out. eml is off so could it still be sensor related? its an x20xev any help appreciated
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Flash the code
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didnt think it would flash any codes as the light is off but its giving me 92
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92 is cam sensor. Erratic idle could be the throttle body and iac gummed up, but if you are sluggish too then I would think something else is occurring.
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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icv and pipes seem fine but i did notice the timing belt was very slack and it looks like the timing is slighty off. ive a kit to go on it this week so hopefully itll run smooth once again
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sribobby wrote:icv and pipes seem fine but i did notice the timing belt was very slack and it looks like the timing is slighty off. ive a kit to go on it this week so hopefully itll run smooth once again
Slack belt will cause code 92 as would incorrect belt timing.
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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i think ive found the problem then. new belt kit should solve a few things
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