-Trygve Oye
Seattle, WA
'89 405 5-spd
Philip R Glotfelty wrote:
> Doug,
>
> My 405 DL drives the same way, I'm always having to floor it to get power
> in the mid range. I think something's not right with it but I can't put
> my finger on it. My point of reference is all screwed up as well since
> my other car is a 505 turbo wagon.
>
> I've been working on trying to identify the source of the power slump but
> don't have a real answer. O2sensors, and plugged cats can be part of the
> problem. So can dirty distributors, plug wires, dirty fuel filters etc.
> Most likely is a combination of things brought on by the age of the car.
>
> The 405 is a quick handling little car and cruises very nicely, I find
> it's quieter than my 505.
>
> Philip
>
> On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:09:20 -0400 Douglas Sisson
> <douglas.a.sisson@snet.net> writes:
> >On Monday I got a chance to drive an '89 405s for sale by private
> >owner. It looked great except for some clear-coat fade. The interior
> >was
> >a nice black leather. The engine was clean, although I did notice a
> >small coolant leak. The seats weren't as comfortable as the ones in
> >my
> >'87 505sti 2.2l and had little torso support on each side. I was
> >forced
> >to go slower on turns for fear that I would slide out of the seat.
> > When I started off I found the response much quicker from the
> >1.9l
> >engine and the auto tranny. While I was delighted by the front-end
> >acceleration and around town driving, I was shocked at the lack of
> >mid-range power. Getting on the highway I had to floor it to get any
> >response from the car, and when I did I thought the engine was gonna
> >blow. When the car downshifted the rpms went up to about 4500, and the
> >engine was screaming. Anything less then flooring the gas would result
> >in almost no acceleration.
> > My lumbering '87 505 may get blown away off the line by a BMW,
> >but they
> >better get a good lead or I'll blow by once I get going. And
> >accelerating on the highway is a breeze. Is this lack of midrange
> >power
> >normal for '89 405s or was there something wrong with that car?? If
> >there is someone with experience in both cars I would be happy to hear
> >thier opinion. Well I'm not buying it, regardless. Maybe I'll go look
> >at that Mi16.
> >Doug Sisson - '87 505sti 2.2l auto - West Haven
> >
> >
>
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