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By (user no longer on site) OP 4 weeks ago
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When I’m turning at a junction in 1st or second but going slow my car just switched off… it’s an old Clio 2004 petrol. Any idea? It just stalls. Fine otherwise |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 4 weeks ago
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So I was pulling out of a McDonald’s drive through through slow into the main road and it happened. The lights all stayed on but it sounded slow and I had to turn key off and on again |
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By *ddie1966Man 4 weeks ago
Paper Town Central, Essex. |
Without experiencing it, it could be anything.
I have seen this though once before.
Are your car keys on with a lot of other keys? We're talking quite a weighty bunch of keys.
This can cause your ignition switch to become prematurely worn, when you go round a corner, they swing about and shut off the ignition. Always separate your car key(s) from the rest of your keys. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 4 weeks ago
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No there’s only a few keys on it. Car,door, family’s and Uni. It’s definitely not keys. I turned it off myself and on again because I couldn’t hear the engine anymore |
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Could be a few things ranging from battery voltage dropping to throttle body sensors. Could be a crankshaft sensor or possible alternator issues. Any of the above could need replacing or even just cleaning.
Either way best let a trained mechanic have a look and get it sorted before it fails somewhere inconvenient. |
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By *onnyeasygoingMan 4 weeks ago
Somewhere either Manchester or West London |
Change your profile to Can accommodate, can not travel whilst having a proper trained mechanic look at it?
There are at least 10 different scenarios as to the problem from sensors to fuel pickup problems. Definitely a descent reliable garage is called for. |
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"When I’m turning at a junction in 1st or second but going slow my car just switched off… it’s an old Clio 2004 petrol. Any idea? It just stalls. Fine otherwise "
Just switched off or stopped?
Switched off indicates an electrical issue.
Stopping indicates a fuel issue.
Have you run the tank almost empty recently? The fuel pump may have sucked up some debris from the bottom of the tank and at low revs it’s blocking the inlet jet.
I had a Corolla do that back in the day. I put an inline fuel filter on and never had the issue again |
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"When I’m turning at a junction in 1st or second but going slow my car just switched off… it’s an old Clio 2004 petrol. Any idea? It just stalls. Fine otherwise "
Take it to a mechanic would be my idea, good luck 👍 |
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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago
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"When I’m turning at a junction in 1st or second but going slow my car just switched off… it’s an old Clio 2004 petrol. Any idea? It just stalls. Fine otherwise "
I had a simular issue I think with a corsa, I poked around a few areas and found it was a spark plug issue. But yes hard to tell from a distance🤔 |
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Sorry OP, not trying to highjack thread but anyone with perhaps the knowhow could DM me about this. What would you think about buying a high end used car from the approved dealership of just under a year old that has been off road for few months but was previously registered as rental in its first 6 months or so since since original registration. Any thoughts appreciated. Not on thread though. Thanks. |
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"Sorry OP, not trying to highjack thread but anyone with perhaps the knowhow could DM me about this. What would you think about buying a high end used car from the approved dealership of just under a year old that has been off road for few months but was previously registered as rental in its first 6 months or so since since original registration. Any thoughts appreciated. Not on thread though. Thanks. "
Should be fine if it's approved used and should still have remainder of the warranty. |
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If you rev it higher, does it prevent it happening? Could be a blocked air filter you could take the air filter out altogether and drive around and see if it makes a difference.
To keep running the car needs air, spark, fuel injecting, one of them is not working when you are going slow, it's likely fuel or air
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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago
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"Switch to automatic I’ve never looked back
It still has an engine ffs."
the OP mentioned changing gears linkage issue maybe? I’m no mechanic but I can confirm an auto box does link onto a combustion system of sorts  |
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"Sounds like either the flux capaciter or the left phalange 
That's what I was thinking. Either that or a blocked Wankel injector.
No it's a faulty warpcore."
You're right. I always get the warpcore and Wankel mixed up. Schoolboy error. |
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