yes i know the xr3i has a number of probs.

speedo wont register until in fith gear and doing approximately 50-70 mph. the needel flicks up and down freely.

any ideas guys?

Also the car doesnt like starting, yesterday it refused out right to start, imk getting a spark and the fuel pump apears to be working fine.

 

As said in the PM, gearbox is goosed!

 

yeah thanks hun. all your help is appreciated

the car still wont start im so annoyed.

its a lovely looking car but its mechanically shite.
its like a really beautiful woman who farts in bed.

oh well gotta have something to swear at.

 

right....

the car is now running but heres deffo a problem with it.

plesae excuse my vague discriptions but im not too sure on the names of things..

in order to get it running we had to remove part of the ducting on the airbox its the round thing that covers a large circular diaphram/valve. between the distributor and the ignition coil. we had to gently press it down just so it would start but it kept stalling. we then rolled the car onto the drive so it was pointing down hill and after 10 minutes its started fine and altho abit lumpy it didnt stall.

help whats going on with it?

 

You say you pushed the flap DOWN

On a 3i??????

 

ive kinda narrowed the problem down. for some reason its not getting enough air when starting.
ontop of the air filter is a silver thing with loads of red wires coming from it, behind that is the air pipe which is in two pieces. if i take the first round bit of theres a flap underneath. hope u know what im talkin about.

if i keep both bits or pipe connected to there source and justseperate them slightly at the join, the car will start but stall so i have to start the car with the parts seperated and push the pipes together before it stalls then it will run fine... well ish boit lumpy but i can live with that.


what could it be?

 

theres an air leak somewhere.

But what i mean is, the flap on a XR3i lifts up, it doesn't push down

 

maybe it's sticking up and it's metering too much fuel through, thats why it'll start when he pushes it down or separates the pipe??

I don't really as much as others on here but just floating an idea

 

thats a good idea actually