kangeroo hoping

1. WelshSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 436

   #1 13th April 2006, 09:07

   ok people my story is
   
   i was driving around in the car 4 about an hr with no problem i get home park up then 30mins later it's time 2 go pick the mrs up from work so i pull off the car feels abit sluggish, think nothing of it @ 1st so i carry on then pull onto the main road & the car starts kangroo hoppin down the road & there's no place 2 pull over so i carry on goin 4 a while still hoppin mad (does it through all the gears) get 2 the bottom of the road & the dianostic (bad spellin there i know) light coms on! finially get 2 a place where i can pull in 2 check whats goin on! so i jump out hav a quick look rev it a bit & all seems fine get bk in & it does the same thing! get home & by now it's running lumpy as hell! go in coz it's 2 late 2 do anything by now! get up in the mornin 2 hav a proper look start her up & all seems fine & the dash light is still on so i go 4 a drive & as i pull off the light goes out & everything is fine!
   
   any1 with any ideas coz i'm well confused with this! lol
   
   cheers 4 any help!
2. Gav Established Member Joined: Mar 2005 Bishop Auckland North East United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2447 clio 172 ph2

   #2 13th April 2006, 10:35

   shit at the bottom of the petrol tank trying to work its way throught? you just a bad driver and you like to hop everywhere. lol
3. sp02ttz L-plater Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41

   #3 13th April 2006, 16:46

   na dude i was running around for ages with my car doing this , totally think that your car is going to konk out ,. i changed the spark plugs and the oil and it runs like a dream now .
4. Mr_Hush Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2005 Bridgend United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 665

   #4 13th April 2006, 17:22

   could be the coil pack
5. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

   #5 13th April 2006, 17:46

   Yeah check coil pack, spark plugs etc etc
6. WelshSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 436

   #6 13th April 2006, 20:19

   it only got serviced last month, would hav thought they check all that & changed the plugs bla bla bla! lol
   
   on a 2nd thought if it woz a plug wouldn't it still b doin it??? or is it possible 4 shit 2 build up on it then 4 it 2 clear som how???
   
   cheers 4 any help tho!
7. sp02ttz L-plater Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 41

   #7 14th April 2006, 19:44

   ye it will be the carbon build up on them . servicing dont change the plugs , well depends on the miles .
8. ppavli Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2005 guildford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 248 wicked red vtr

   #8 14th April 2006, 21:34

   mite need to change coil pack mate or it could be the throttle cable they quite commonly go
9. mad_dog L-plater Joined: Feb 2006 hemel hempstead United Kingdom (England) Posts: 85 Mk2 Saxo VTS in Gold

   #9 15th April 2006, 00:01

   yeh sounds like coil pack or sparks mate
10. barrettp Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2003 Liverpool Posts: 11465 Focus

    #10 15th April 2006, 02:02

    I had this in my saxo. Would do it, down the road and sometimes i would
    turn round then it would suddenly be ok again.
    
    It will keep reoccuring mate. Its probably the coil pacl
11. BLUE_DEVIL Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Portsmouth United Kingdom (England) Posts: 631 54 reg Honda Civic Sport. 2.0L Sierra sapphire.

    #11 15th April 2006, 02:11

    Australian petrol?