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Post by paul70 on Nov 18, 2014 21:50:11 GMT 1
Was at McD's in the drive through and when i put the car into first gear the car started to go backwards , never experienced any,
like this before , i turned the engine off and started it up again and it was ok , has this happened to anyone before ? and does anybody
have any ideas which could have caused this ?
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 21:56:35 GMT 1
Was at McD's in the drive through and when i put the car into first gear the car started to go backwards , never experienced any, like this before , i turned the engine off and started it up again and it was ok , has this happened to anyone before ? and does anybody have any ideas which could have caused this ? What car? What engine? What Gearbox? Also, what were you smoking at the time?  |
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Post by paul70 on Nov 18, 2014 22:02:01 GMT 1
Peugeot 207 2008 , manual gear box and dont smoke  |
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 22:06:34 GMT 1
So you lifted the clutch and the car drove backwards (i.e. was going backwards under engine power)?
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Post by paul70 on Nov 18, 2014 22:11:40 GMT 1
So you lifted the clutch and the car drove backwards (i.e. was going backwards under engine power)? yes |
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Post by Karl on Nov 18, 2014 22:30:27 GMT 1
Another strange post ?
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 22:34:58 GMT 1
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 22:36:30 GMT 1
So you lifted the clutch and the car drove backwards (i.e. was going backwards under engine power)? yes In that case your anti reversing valve is probably stuck open. You'll find it under the ECU and can usually be freed off by judicious application of a herring |
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Post by studabear on Nov 18, 2014 22:45:19 GMT 1
It could be therefore causing a restriction within the floogalbinder, they are cheap enough on ebay though.
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 22:51:54 GMT 1
It could be therefore causing a restriction within the floogalbinder, they are cheap enough on ebay though. That shouldn't happen with the Delco Remy floogalbinder fitted to the 207, its very common with Bosch ones though. |
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Post by rhyds on Nov 18, 2014 23:16:44 GMT 1
Being serious for a moment, the only possible way this could have happened was if the engine had somehow started to run backwards. I've heard of it happening on old, knackered motorbikes with overly retarded ignition. What usually happened was that you'd go up a hill, the bike would stall, it would then start rolling back down the hill in gear and suddenly start powering back down the hill.
Though on a 207 there's no chance the ECU would allow the engine to run backwards.
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Post by wheelnut on Nov 19, 2014 1:40:55 GMT 1
Where is reverse gear on that car? Is it to the left and up (beside first) or is it to the right and down?
I suspect it's to the left and up, and you just put the car in the wrong gear. (Is your name Harry?)
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Post by jmac200t on Nov 19, 2014 2:56:55 GMT 1
Head down to Weird problem of the week thread
or elce Derek Acora.
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Post by Noberator on Nov 19, 2014 12:30:22 GMT 1
Where is reverse gear on that car? Is it to the left and up (beside first) or is it to the right and down? I suspect it's to the left and up, and you just put the car in the wrong gear. (Is your name Harry?) I'm with wheelnut on this wrong gear selected easy done.  |
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Post by rpm on Nov 19, 2014 22:17:41 GMT 1
Where is reverse gear on that car? Is it to the left and up (beside first) or is it to the right and down? I suspect it's to the left and up, and you just put the car in the wrong gear. (Is your name Harry?) I'm with wheelnut on this wrong gear harry selected easy done. |
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