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Hello fellow Rover drivers,
I drove my 3500 for the first time on the autobahn today. It was the first time the car had to run over 100 km/h for an extended time and guess what: Something goes wrong....
After a while (ca. 20 Minutes) running fine the engine startet to stutter as if it doesnt get enough fuel. There are no misfirings, just no more power when using the throttle. Ok, i stopped and let the engine idle for about two minutes, checked under the hood. I could not find anything suspicious, so i started the car again. Everythign was fine again. But after approx. 40 km the same story again. The funny thing is, that when the stuttering happens, i does not help just to slow down, the stuttering persists. But when you stop the car and turn the engine off for a minute or let it idle, than everything goes back to normal. Temp. gauge is on the left side of green (perhaps a faulty thermostat), the engine is running perfectly otherwise. Can you give me any hints what goes wrong? I can drive the car with full power over a shorter period of time without problem, but after running for a longer time the stuttering occurs. Overheated fuel which produces bubbles in the fuel line? How would you try to fix this?
I need a cure, because i sold the Rover to my wife as the ultimate autobahn tool, and on the first longer run we keep having this problem. Almost got late to the family meeting today...
CU Olaf
I drove my 3500 for the first time on the autobahn today. It was the first time the car had to run over 100 km/h for an extended time and guess what: Something goes wrong....
After a while (ca. 20 Minutes) running fine the engine startet to stutter as if it doesnt get enough fuel. There are no misfirings, just no more power when using the throttle. Ok, i stopped and let the engine idle for about two minutes, checked under the hood. I could not find anything suspicious, so i started the car again. Everythign was fine again. But after approx. 40 km the same story again. The funny thing is, that when the stuttering happens, i does not help just to slow down, the stuttering persists. But when you stop the car and turn the engine off for a minute or let it idle, than everything goes back to normal. Temp. gauge is on the left side of green (perhaps a faulty thermostat), the engine is running perfectly otherwise. Can you give me any hints what goes wrong? I can drive the car with full power over a shorter period of time without problem, but after running for a longer time the stuttering occurs. Overheated fuel which produces bubbles in the fuel line? How would you try to fix this?
I need a cure, because i sold the Rover to my wife as the ultimate autobahn tool, and on the first longer run we keep having this problem. Almost got late to the family meeting today...
CU Olaf