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Hi, We have just had our motorhome out for the second time. We have a 2.5 non turbo diesel engine, and cannot get above 50mph on the flat and that's on a good long run.. so god help us if we ever get on a motorway!!!! Some one suggested we would get a better performance if we put larger wheels on at the moment we have 14in on, My question is how do we get more power without changing the engine again, or do we make do with what we got? dont want a racer but a bit more power would be good,especially for hills, any suggestions would be good thanks shirley
we have a fiat ducato 2.5 non turbo, it will gladly roll along at 70mph on m/ways until we hit the hills then she struggles a bit have you changed air filter and diesel filter , we found improvement in performance and mileage /gallon.after these were replaced.hope this helps. cheers bill .
Thanks Bill, Yes we have changed both of these doesn't seem to have made much difference though, she very sluggish but no black smoke at all. thank you all for replying anyway will keep you posted Shirley
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dragstar wrote:
I would have a word with boosters they can re- map your engine that will give you max power not cheap but well worth It
Lets get real, if it can only just struggle to get to 50 mph on the flat, there must be something fundamentally wrong that needs addressing before remapping.
Anyway, what's this about about changing the engine AGAIN?!
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Hi to All who responded and thank you, The engine's head gasket had gone and whilst trying to take the injectors out 2 of them broke and left the rest inside (please do not ask how or why they were taken out I don't know I'm a woman lol over my head!!!! Anyway the decision was made it would be easier to get another engine only this one we had was rigged up to be semi automatic as it had this contraption on it that you could change gear by the way of a button on the gearshift instead of using the clutch... think it was done for some-one who may have been disabled. it has since been removed and the engine put in.. do you think it could be governed in some way. looks like getting a mechanic to have a look as we at a loss now. Sorry hope I have made sense thanks Shirley
Hi to All who responded and thank you, The engine's head gasket had gone and whilst trying to take the injectors out 2 of them broke and left the rest inside (please do not ask how or why they were taken out I don't know I'm a woman lol over my head!!!! Anyway the decision was made it would be easier to get another engine only this one we had was rigged up to be semi automatic as it had this contraption on it that you could change gear by the way of a button on the gearshift instead of using the clutch... think it was done for some-one who may have been disabled. it has since been removed and the engine put in.. do you think it could be governed in some way. looks like getting a mechanic to have a look as we at a loss now. Sorry hope I have made sense thanks Shirley
the semi automatic is a click n go system i have it fitted on my van (it was already on) very handy in traffic, this would not cause the engine to run slow as the system is just a auto clutch pedal.
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Hi, We have just had our motorhome out for the second time. We have a 2.5 non turbo diesel engine, and cannot get above 50mph on the flat and that's on a good long run.. so god help us if we ever get on a motorway!!!! Some one suggested we would get a better performance if we put larger wheels on at the moment we have 14in on, My question is how do we get more power without changing the engine again, or do we make do with what we got? dont want a racer but a bit more power would be good,especially for hills, any suggestions would be good thanks shirley
