ibiza problem !help??

[t3zza33]

hi guys ,i have an ibiza 1.4 se 1997 just bought it & not familiar with seat engine yet.
after starting car from stone cold it lets me get about half a mile then cuts out,this usually happens only once,it seems as though the engine warms up & no more problem.i would tend to think that its some sort of temperature issue.
i hope the experience on this forum can guide me to a solution to this prob,im not too bad with engines so any help or advise but b appreciated as i would like to avoid dealers like the plague if u know wot i mean...lo
thnx;)

[F2 Stu]

could be a number of things with the fueling and ignition systems or something daft like a sticky vale or the auto choke does'nt work properly

Not had any truoble with my 1.4 though:)

[t3zza33]

big stu u were only response i got so i must thank u i took it to listers today who put it on their diagnostics machine & it came up with 1 fault,ide speed regulator was too high so they brought it down,i dont know yet if its cured the prob but they didnt charge me ,but thnx anyway.

[F2 Stu]

No problem m8, most people have the impression that maindealers are only there to charge you the earth for but most of them are nott all bad like u found for some thing simple and quick, if it was a private garage they could have spent all day looking for the fualt and charge you for the pleasure

It was the same for a friend of the family from the netherlanda who came over in his skoda but it kept cutting out once in over here, a quick trip down to our nearest skoda dealer sorted it when they plugged in there computer and adjusted where neccasary, all free of charge

[t3zza33]

yeah prob is still not fixed though i think ill just have to wait till i get a haynes then give it a service ,find out where all sensors are then either clean or replace i think that should cure prob.

[F2 Stu]

Oh arse, getting a haynes manal is a worthwhile purchase even if u dont understand half of it.

happy problem hunting and merry xmas:cheers: