Hay, so I was running around in the car yesterday, the car was running a little ruff, however I thought nothing of it.
I then get to a point where I was entering a junction, changed down a gear and the car suddenly lost power and there seemed to be some sort of engine braking, it managed to gain a little power and I could move a couple of feet then the engine cut out!
So my father towed me as the car would not start and called the RAC.
so the guy did all the tests, and decided the engine was flooded with petrol.
He managed to get the car started and pointed the issue to the coolant temp sensor, as it was constantly reading -1c, purchased a new sensor car started however it was misfiring in cylinder 2 and 3, father replaced coils and plugs, misfiring solved!
However now when you start the car, its running very lumpy in idle, revs jump up and down and sometimes even cuts out.
So whats gone wrong? I don't think its the chain as when I push my foot on the accelerator, the car sounds great, could it possibly be the pre cat oxygen sensor? I have a fault code reader however no codes are showing
Would also like to note the RAC man said the compression was a little low, however he said its because the engine was flooded.
I then get to a point where I was entering a junction, changed down a gear and the car suddenly lost power and there seemed to be some sort of engine braking, it managed to gain a little power and I could move a couple of feet then the engine cut out!
So my father towed me as the car would not start and called the RAC.
so the guy did all the tests, and decided the engine was flooded with petrol.
He managed to get the car started and pointed the issue to the coolant temp sensor, as it was constantly reading -1c, purchased a new sensor car started however it was misfiring in cylinder 2 and 3, father replaced coils and plugs, misfiring solved!
However now when you start the car, its running very lumpy in idle, revs jump up and down and sometimes even cuts out.
So whats gone wrong? I don't think its the chain as when I push my foot on the accelerator, the car sounds great, could it possibly be the pre cat oxygen sensor? I have a fault code reader however no codes are showing
Would also like to note the RAC man said the compression was a little low, however he said its because the engine was flooded.
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