Just a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado (I4 with manual transmission). It idles normally. When I put it in reverse, it really wants to go, even without me touching the accelerator. Is this normal? Seems to do it somewhat in a forward gear as well, but not as much.
2006 Chevrolet Coloado question
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What's the mileage?
49700. Came from Iowa. Very rusty underneath (frame and driveline). Looks like someone painted the frame a little to dress it up. Did an AutoCheck, everything showed good.
Once owned a Mazda B2000 with a weak clutch, engine or both. It would not hold itself on a hill. I learned to use the E-brake.
After work, I parked the Colorado on a steep hill in first gear and did not set the e-brake. The Colorado would not hold itself on the hill. Would slip a little at a time. I checked the u-joints the other day and the seemed to be good, but a couple of the boots were leaking. Should the Colorado hold itself on a steep hill? If so, what is the likely cause if it isn't holding?
After work, I parked the Colorado on a steep hill in first gear and did not set the e-brake. The Colorado would not hold itself on the hill. Would slip a little at a time. I checked the u-joints the other day and the seemed to be good, but a couple of the boots were leaking. Should the Colorado hold itself on a steep hill? If so, what is the likely cause if it isn't holding?
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Clean the throttle body and see if that helps.
Also clean the MAF sensor.
Originally Posted By: otis24
After work, I parked the Colorado on a steep hill in first gear and did not set the e-brake. The Colorado would not hold itself on the hill. Would slip a little at a time. I checked the u-joints the other day and the seemed to be good, but a couple of the boots were leaking. Should the Colorado hold itself on a steep hill? If so, what is the likely cause if it isn't holding?
The engine can only provide so much resistance. If the hill is too steep, the weight of the truck will start turning the engine over and the truck will roll. This is normal.
After work, I parked the Colorado on a steep hill in first gear and did not set the e-brake. The Colorado would not hold itself on the hill. Would slip a little at a time. I checked the u-joints the other day and the seemed to be good, but a couple of the boots were leaking. Should the Colorado hold itself on a steep hill? If so, what is the likely cause if it isn't holding?
The engine can only provide so much resistance. If the hill is too steep, the weight of the truck will start turning the engine over and the truck will roll. This is normal.
Thanks for the input. How do I clean the MAF sensor, carb spray?
What gear does your owners manual say to park the truck in? I generally used second in my SHO and reverse in my Shadow.
Either I read the first post wrong, or a lot of others did. Is your original complaint (let's forget parking for a while) that with the car in gear, the engine in idle, and with the clutch fully depressed, the car wants to creep? If so, you likely have a clutch adjustment issue where the clutch isn't fully disengaging. Another symptom of this problem is the transmission might slightly grind when going into gear. If this condition exists for any length of time, the slip in the disks without them being fully disengaged will cause excessive wear, and will lead to the clutch slipping when fully engaged.
If you are parked, in gear, and the car moves without the engine turning over, I suspect your clutch is shot. You can check this by finding a hill, shifting into third or fourth gear near the low end of the RPM range for that gear, and applying throttle. If you hit the throttle hard, and the RPMs surge, the clutch is slipping.
Throttle body and MAF have nothing to do with this problem since you haven't said anything about an unusual idle. Besides, a high idle will cause an auto car to creep, but shouldn't affect a manual with the clutch fully disengaged.
If you are parked, in gear, and the car moves without the engine turning over, I suspect your clutch is shot. You can check this by finding a hill, shifting into third or fourth gear near the low end of the RPM range for that gear, and applying throttle. If you hit the throttle hard, and the RPMs surge, the clutch is slipping.
Throttle body and MAF have nothing to do with this problem since you haven't said anything about an unusual idle. Besides, a high idle will cause an auto car to creep, but shouldn't affect a manual with the clutch fully disengaged.
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Either I read the first post wrong, or a lot of others did. Is your original complaint (let's forget parking for a while) that with the car in gear, the engine in idle, and with the clutch fully depressed, the car wants to creep?
This is how I read it also.
Either I read the first post wrong, or a lot of others did. Is your original complaint (let's forget parking for a while) that with the car in gear, the engine in idle, and with the clutch fully depressed, the car wants to creep?
This is how I read it also.
guess I misread the statement
Engine idles fine. Original complaint is that when I let the clutch OUT, the vehicle really wants to take off, even though I am not touching the accelorator, especially in reverse.
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Sounds okay to me.
Could be, not sure. Last manual pickup I owned was a 1994 GMC Sonoma, a couple of years a go, before a deer took it out by jumping through the driver's side windshield.
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