Sudden loss of power - engine management light

1. SmuJ Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Essex Posts: 300 Black Saxo VTS

   #1 24th February 2010, 11:03

   Went to the petrol station this morning and put £10 worth of premium unleaded in i then drove 5 miles to work and as a came to a roundabout my cluth seemed to slip as i changed gear and i experienced a sudden loss of power. My engine management light started flashing and i had lost alot of compression had to put my foot right down to keep it runnig and it sounded really noisey almosy scooby sounding like. So im guessing it went into safety mode. But ive never had a problem with the car since i bought it over a year ago, and never had the light come on.
   
   Im thinking.. Was it dodgey petrol as the garage was a bit pikey? (it was defo super unleaded)
   
   Was it my clutch given up or just coincident?
   
   Im lost really. Mot is this month coming too. Anyone had this problem before?
   
   I did notice inthe car notes when i bought it that it had a random missfire once but the kid said it was water in the spark plug and from when i bought it until now its been running sweet.
   
   Please help!! Arrrrghhh
2. sarah000 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 139

   #2 24th February 2010, 11:10

   this happened on my old vtr and the garage replaced the ECU, was all done under warrenty
   
   Have u tried moving it since?
3. SmuJ Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Essex Posts: 300 Black Saxo VTS

   #3 24th February 2010, 12:05

   I have left it parked for about and hour and half, then i started it but engin man light was stilk on, no flashing this time just on constant. But it doesnt soubd like a scooby anymore.
   
   Im gunna book it into a garage today. bad times
4. sarah000 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 139

   #4 24th February 2010, 12:08

   Might be something simple like waters got in somewhere tho hun
5. SmuJ Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Essex Posts: 300 Black Saxo VTS

   #5 26th February 2010, 01:26

   Right a little update:
   
   i took it to a garage the same day and put it on the diagnosis, and it cam back with no errors, so they reset the ecu and the lights now gone. Ive driven approx 20 miles since and nothing has gone wrong yet.
   
   The guy in the garage mentioned my exhaust was quite ratterly (standard pipe just dif backbox) because ive had it lowered for some timenow the cat does get bashed unavoidily sometimes. So the guy kinda said oh i think it might be to do with fumes getting blocked or the catalyc convertorbeing fucmed basically. Anyway, just thought it respond so if anyone else gets the same prob then it might help ID it.
   
   Excuse the poor spelling and grammar as always!
   
   Bad news is, i think its gunna go pop again and my mot is in 2 weeks!
6. Willow Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Newcastle Posts: 185 Citreon saxo VTS 16 valve

   #6 26th February 2010, 01:29

   mate this exact thing happend to me. Its the coil pack! scooby sound? powers up then rthe next minute nothings there?
7. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #7 26th February 2010, 10:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by SmuJ Went to the petrol station this morning and put £10 worth of premium unleaded in i then drove 5 miles to work and as a came to a roundabout my cluth seemed to slip as i changed gear and i experienced a sudden loss of power. My engine management light started flashing and i had lost alot of compression had to put my foot right down to keep it runnig and it sounded really noisey almosy scooby sounding like. So im guessing it went into safety mode. But ive never had a problem with the car since i bought it over a year ago, and never had the light come on. Im thinking.. Was it dodgey petrol as the garage was a bit pikey? (it was defo super unleaded) Was it my clutch given up or just coincident? Im lost really. Mot is this month coming too. Anyone had this problem before? I did notice inthe car notes when i bought it that it had a random missfire once but the kid said it was water in the spark plug and from when i bought it until now its been running sweet. Please help!! Arrrrghhh

   i had exactly this 2 weeks ago. clutch felt weird and it was misfiring and sounding like a scooby fixed it last weekend by buying a new coilpack for £50. fitted it in about 5 mins and its now solved
8. user_11357 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Sunbury On Thames, Surrey Posts: 2593 I like Bikes now 👍🏻

   #8 26th February 2010, 10:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by NICK2506 i had exactly this 2 weeks ago. clutch felt weird and it was misfiring and sounding like a scooby fixed it last weekend by buying a new coilpack for £50. fitted it in about 5 mins and its now solved

   Coilpack seems to be turning into the No.1 Fault atm! Ive gotta change mine tomorrow!