purple_corsa_gls
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Driving to work this morning i thought theres no police and it not a built up area so i'll put my foot down. i was going about 30 in third gear. when i did the car sort of shuddered with a cough, then no movement. i stayed at the steady pace i was already travelling at. i pulled over to start again. it felt pathetic in first, second, then third. after pulling up at some traffic lights then starting again it felt normal.
I know im going to get hardly any power out of a 1.0 12v engine, but at least i can expect to get to 40 mph?!!
Has anyone had this sort of problem and what was it....also how expensive.
Could it be because the car was cold when i started it?
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mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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MIsfiring in one cylinder. Running on two probably. Check the plugs or renew...
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purple_corsa_gls
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Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
MIsfiring in one cylinder. Running on two probably. Check the plugs or renew...
Is it a big job...
if its doing this then will the petrol go down any quicker? i might sound really thick but i put £20 in on Monday, have done 130 miles and am nearly on empty again.
I used to have a ford Ka with a 1.3 engine and that did better than this.
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Keithie
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if it is the plugs then its no big deal. not sure bout the fuel tho
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morrisdaboss
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id say the plugs. but when my coil burnt out it did a simalar thing too. was accelerating then a shudder, loss of power but then returned to normal.
Went down a breakers and got a new one for a few quid.
[Edited on 18-06-2004 by MORRIS69]
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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quote:
Originally posted by purple_corsa_gls
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Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
MIsfiring in one cylinder. Running on two probably. Check the plugs or renew...
Is it a big job...
if its doing this then will the petrol go down any quicker? i might sound really thick but i put £20 in on Monday, have done 130 miles and am nearly on empty again.
I used to have a ford Ka with a 1.3 engine and that did better than this.
Shite man!! 130miles on £20
i get near 180miles from £20 on my 1.6litre 16v
u deffinataly got somthing wrong
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Drysdale
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Bet you left the handbrake on slightly 
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mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by MoNkEy MaGiC
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Originally posted by purple_corsa_gls
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Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
MIsfiring in one cylinder. Running on two probably. Check the plugs or renew...
Is it a big job...
if its doing this then will the petrol go down any quicker? i might sound really thick but i put £20 in on Monday, have done 130 miles and am nearly on empty again.
I used to have a ford Ka with a 1.3 engine and that did better than this.
Shite man!! 130miles on £20
i get near 180miles from £20 on my 1.6litre 16v
u deffinataly got somthing wrong
I got 450 miles on £30 other day. Motorway miles mmmm
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purple_corsa_gls
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quote:
Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
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Originally posted by MoNkEy MaGiC
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Originally posted by purple_corsa_gls
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Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
MIsfiring in one cylinder. Running on two probably. Check the plugs or renew...
Is it a big job...
if its doing this then will the petrol go down any quicker? i might sound really thick but i put £20 in on Monday, have done 130 miles and am nearly on empty again.
I used to have a ford Ka with a 1.3 engine and that did better than this.
Shite man!! 130miles on £20
i get near 180miles from £20 on my 1.6litre 16v
u deffinataly got somthing wrong
I got 450 miles on £30 other day. Motorway miles mmmm
Its all good being smug but i still have a heap of shite costing me more than i earn?
Surely it should have been serviced before i bought it? the handbrake thing would have been picked up wouldnt it bacause the light isnt on when i'm driving.
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by purple_corsa_gls
Surely it should have been serviced before i bought it? the handbrake thing would have been picked up wouldnt it bacause the light isnt on when i'm driving.
depends who you bought it from! did you ask them if it had been? does it say so in the service histor?, you shouldn't really just assume they are not obliged to do this or anything, and the quality of the service they will have given it will depend ont eh quality of the garage you bought it from so it could have been and you may still have probs if i tnot a great garage
[Edited on 18-06-2004 by Black Corsa SRi]
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Akash
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Registered: 7th Jun 04
Location: London - Harrow
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what plugs you guys talking about, spark plugs?
im having a similar problem... or atleast i was ... it "seems" better since i got a new air filter but i can still sense it there
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