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You're going to have to find a friendly garage, it could be all manner of things.
It might be that an air hose has rattled loose, causing an imbalance in the fuelling and just needs clipping back in. Or it could equally be that you cooked the engine when it dropped its coolant and it now needs a new one.
Hefty
Ndeipi
I have damaged a mate's car out here in Rwanda, and am now responsible for fixing it. Can anyone give me some advice so I don't get shafted by a mechanic? I have very little idea about cars.
Turns out (contrary to local advice) an automatic 2001 Toyota Spacio isn't cut out for the Congo Nile Trail, and it got shaken up rather badly. The radiator cooling system shat itself the following day causing us to break down - we repaired it.
Still, at low revs it shudders pretty bad (even when stationary) and it hesitates to respond when the accelerator is pressed, making overtaking difficult. There are interesting rattly sounds when accelerating.
Anyone got an idea what's up?