Hello I am a new member to the group and I am looking for help on 3 things with my 2002 X-Type 3.0. First of all when I accelerate too quickly the car jerks/stutters and I have to let off the gas and slowly accelerate. Secondly when I am idling or at a light it sounds like the car is spitting from under the engine. Lastly, the driver door panel is coming off and I tried to push it back on without breaking it but I didn’t have any luck. If you could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Read the codes and follow what they tell you.
Can you DIY anything?
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mk777, when you fill up the car, are you using 87 octane fuel or 93?

 

I've tried to plastic weld the broken plastic clip retaining areas on the top and side of the door card a couple times with mesh. Each time it lasts less time. I decided to hide some fasteners behind the wood trim above the arm rest. I figured out where the sheet metal was closest to the card behind the trim and drilled 2 holes there, through the card. I put some riv-nuts in, verified the window wouldn't make contact and it ended up working out really well. Also, the leather conveniently ends up being like nylon on a lock nut at the head of the fasteners.






Now, if I just threw the molding back in, I would have to probably break it to get it back off due to how the metal clips cut into it. It's only meant to come off after the door card is off. I decided to bend the securing teeth back some then add some foam tape to the trim to make sure it's still tight. The teeth will bite into the foam but I can still slide the trim out without ruining it.





I did this back in August and had the panel off once to replace the door latch and it worked great.

 

Very nice repair! Well thought out too.
Looks great!
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