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a_j_mair
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12th Nov 05 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what is normally the cause of this and how hard/expensive is it to sort
mjw_2k2
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12th Nov 05 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
usually cos of the sparks or HT leads, but check the dizzy,
Corsa Sport Gav
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12th Nov 05 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine did tht turned out to be the head gasket
Rus
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i managed to get my coil pack wet cost me £145 to replace
Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Rus
i managed to get my coil pack wet cost me £145 to replace

could have got a air compressor and blown the water out
Rus
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Rus
i managed to get my coil pack wet cost me £145 to replace

could have got a air compressor and blown the water out


they did try that and it did work for about a 6 hours, then fucked up again
Rileysport
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12th Nov 05 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why would a car be running on three cylinders?...


If it was a 1.0 12v
mjw_2k2
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^^ true lol, check all seals, probs ht leads tho
Adam-D
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my audi did this
rotor arm and dizzy cap
the corsa did it, it was plugs and leads
the fiat did it but it was shit so who cares

basicly check/replace igniton system includung the crank and cam sensor
then
look to the headgasket? get a compression test done

 
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