Important! : Vtr running really badly!

1. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #1 24th May 2012, 22:15

   Hello people. Major problem has occurred.
   
   Basically my car has started miss running really badly only running on two or 3 cylinders and I need my car for work it really struggles to pull away and the eml light comes on :/
   
   
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2. Charlie2413 Newbie Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 21

   #2 24th May 2012, 23:42

   does it rev loudly trying to pull away or make any out of the ordinary noises? other than a miss fire sound? does it stall randomly then fire back up with a throttle? just trying to narrow it down
3. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #3 24th May 2012, 23:55

   It does all of those things
   
   
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4. Charlie2413 Newbie Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 21

   #4 25th May 2012, 00:01

   any knocking from the engine sounds that increases with more revs, sounds like conrod,
   if you have unexplained loss of coolant or cutting at random times would proberly mean head gasket, or if your lucky just sensor trouble, either way if your engine knocks get faster with more revs your most likely screwed
5. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #5 25th May 2012, 00:24

   coil pack is what i would suggest first.
6. Mondo_91 Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2012 stoke-on-trent Posts: 110 Mauritius blue saxo vtr

   #6 25th May 2012, 01:03

   ^^ +1 because my car had pretty much the exact same issue and it turned out just to be a knackered coilpack
7. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #7 25th May 2012, 10:01

   Apparently according to several people my spark plugs look shagged!! So i have brought some more but tbh I ain't to hopeful I have got a price for a coil pack which is 80 quid from gsf :/
   
   
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8. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #8 25th May 2012, 10:07

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   Originally Posted by curt Apparently according to several people my spark plugs look shagged!! So i have brought some more but tbh I ain't to hopeful I have got a price for a coil pack which is 80 quid from gsf :/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

   You checked euro car parts or anywhere else for a better price?