#1: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:07 pm ---- big problem. drove home from town this evening. turned the car off. when i went to turn it back on. GTi 180 btw
Bad -
- turned on, revs dropped then leveled out
- very choppy tickover
- loser of power
- sounds like its only running 3 cylinders
Good -
- no smoke
- no oil
- not over heating
- no creamy stuff in oil
any ideas guys ? head gasket ? knackerd spark plug ?
#3: Re: HELP! Author: Lewis, Location: Isle Of WightPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:12 pm ---- fault reader mate, however the first thing to always try on the 180 when stuff like this happen is to remove the VVT solenoid, clean it with carb cleaner and put it back in
#4: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:16 pm ---- VVT seems fine, im guessing the spark plugs are standard along with the coilpack. the emissions light is on
#5: Re: HELP! Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:18 pm ---- Get it scanned then mate
#6: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:19 pm ---- i dont have a reader and no one i know does =\
think i only paid £20 for one at loacal garage once.
#8: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:23 pm ---- wish i had 20 quid to spare to get one. just had loads of visual mods done =\
#9: Re: HELP! Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:23 pm ---- I'd charge roughly £35 including coming to you, code reading and changing any bsi or ecu settings
#10: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:24 pm ---- wish i could afford it lol. i work shifts at work. think im going to have to take some time off work, cuz i carn't get there. FML. i have a video of the noise, i dont know hot to get it onto my laptop =\ dont have the usb no more =\
#11: Re: HELP! Author: lukepug19, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:25 pm ---- Take the plugs out see if they are covered in anything or burnt if they are you might have valve stem seal problems which is head removal to check also do a compression check to see you have good compression on all the cylinders. I'm a Peugeot tech these are common problems on these
#12: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:32 pm ---- if thats the problem. what is the soloution?
#13: Re: HELP! Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:35 pm ---- When you say the Plug's are standard, Do you mean the original's that came with the car or Original Peugeot?
#14: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:37 pm ---- yeah, original
#15: Re: HELP! Author: LeeMaddern, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:04 pm ---- ill email a video, if people pm me there email addresses
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