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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3085
Trade Rating: +12
Location: Essex
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I have had a call today about a little 1.4 8v 2002 petrol that is having a few issues. After a few minutes of idle the car will cut out but always restarts.
If the car is driven reasonably hard the exhaust manifold glows a dull red after about a mile.
He has changed a lot of the sensors on the engine and its on its second catalytic convertor as he thought it was blocked.
This is a little out of my field so I am throwing it open to the experts. I will try to answer any questions
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:51 pm |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Posts: 2596
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Location: North West Wales
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I had this once on my 1.4, misfire, no power, manifold would glow red after a few miles of driving, turned out to be the coil pack. And the excess fuel was detonating inside the cat causing the glow.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:52 pm |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Posts: 2596
Trade Rating: +17
Location: North West Wales
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I would go with either coil park/spark plugs, or an injector sticking open causing over fuel. So check injectors or wiring harness for damage.
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:15 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 7094
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Location: Suffolk
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As above, sounds like a misfire of some description
I need a list of what he has and hasnt changed along with where the parts were sourced from
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:13 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3085
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Location: Essex
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Thanks guys will check today
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 174
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Location: London
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My old car did this (1.4 8v) when my ICV was acting up. Obviously the 3k rpm idle didnt help this at all.....
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