AirShowNut
18th July, 2008, 11:24 AM
I own a 1996 Nissan Primera,1.6 litre 16v.
I am very happy with the car but have one niggle with it that i can't seem to get sorted.
If the car is full,ie five people,when going up hill the car really struggles and i have to down shift once or twice to keep going forwards.I realise the car was never meant to be a power house,but my previous car,a 1.4 litre 1989 Astra,would climb hills with five people in it as though it was a flat road.Can anyone give me a few pointers as to what could possibly be the problem,i am a fairly competent diy mechanic,done engine re-builds etc etc,so i am hoping i'll be able to sort this out without resorting to a garage.In all other respects the car runs perfectly.
The "nuts and bolts" bit i can do,i'm not too hot at diagnosing problems though which is why i decided to post this thread.
Any help/hints/tips appreciated.
Cheers.
:driver:
I am very happy with the car but have one niggle with it that i can't seem to get sorted.
If the car is full,ie five people,when going up hill the car really struggles and i have to down shift once or twice to keep going forwards.I realise the car was never meant to be a power house,but my previous car,a 1.4 litre 1989 Astra,would climb hills with five people in it as though it was a flat road.Can anyone give me a few pointers as to what could possibly be the problem,i am a fairly competent diy mechanic,done engine re-builds etc etc,so i am hoping i'll be able to sort this out without resorting to a garage.In all other respects the car runs perfectly.
The "nuts and bolts" bit i can do,i'm not too hot at diagnosing problems though which is why i decided to post this thread.
Any help/hints/tips appreciated.
Cheers.
:driver: