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I was just wondering about something that has happen a few times when giving my car some welly. At high revs in second suddenly there seems to be no life from the engine, either not firing due to no spark or fuel! It sort of feels a bit like the clutch slipping, but you would smell it, or the wheels spinning, but you would hear and feel it.

I was just wondering if this is linking to my lumpy idle and stalling?

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Could be a hydraulic tappet jacking up and not shutting a valve fully. seem like it looses compression for a bit, then comes back?

Would be more likly to do it when not at full running temp. Check you havnt got to much oil in there, and that its not too thick.

Tom.

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it'll probably be the new lifters. stick some 5w30 in there and go for a nice long drive. that should sort it out. If when it gives you grief at high rpms it stays lumpy, switch it off and crank it over again, you'll hear if youve lost compression.

Tom.

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