right, i had a look at everything, and i think ive sorted it for now.

since fitting the power box i dont think i got the vac hoses the right way round, anyway swapped them round and all seems to be running ok for.

thanks for your help.

cheers ill check it after ive put little 1 to bed :lol:

yeah, green plug iirc

is the map sensor thing next to the water coolent bottle?

black smoke is overfuelling not oil, check the pipe to the map sensor and just check for air leaks

yeh its the dry and wet fouling, they came out a sooty matt black.

I have recently fitted a powerbox, but the car was fine for 2days b4 it started playing up.

and duno how much i had in tank before i filled up but the light was on for a good amount of miles, and i filled up with a 10er (student amount lmao)

so how much did you fill up by at the petrol station, and also how much did you have in your tank before you filled up mate?

for your sparkplugs

http://www.spark-plugs.co.uk/pages/technical/diagnosis.htm

depending on colour/texture thats whats happening.

Black smoke isn't a good sign, thats oil burning someplace, not ideling correctly can be air/fuel anything along those lines to be honest

i dont think so, as i did 178 miles after i left petrol station lol

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Originally posted by tomo9992
yeh well it started sputtering just as i left petrol station so must of sucked some shit up from tank just b4 i went.

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any1 help me?

also all spark plugs were black

[Edited on 29-04-2009 by tomo9992]

right so service car 2day, changed;

oil
oil filter
sparks
fuel filter.

now the problem has changed.

it now revs up fine, but idle's lumpy, like it used to when the egr stopped working but thats unplugged and had been for ages.

also sprayed oil out exhaust (tiny splats on floor) and was black smoke while cold.

any ideas??

cheers

yeh ino, well i think ill give it a bloody good service tmrw and see what happens

what do i need for good service (engine only)

oil change,
sparkies,
oil filter,
fuel filter.
what else?

could be anything mate, dout it will be fuel filter

yeh well it started sputtering just as i left petrol station so must of sucked some shit up from tank just b4 i went.

fuel filter will be causing the spluttering i'd think!

cap is fine, and not over heating.

i think a good service is due lol

if its overheatin aswel check ur oil cap coz it could be ur head gasket! it cud be missin see

you need to service your car :)

as it says, sputtering/bogging at low revs, up to about 3,000

its worse the lower the revs.

idle's fine though?

any ideas?

cheers

[Edited on 29-04-2009 by tomo9992]