VTS Engine - Sounds like a Diesel engine (video)

1. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #1 3rd June 2013, 09:05

   I was driving, then all of a sudden it started to sound like a Diesel, I managed to get it home..
   
   
   
   Any ideas?
2. dontpannic Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2013 Orpington, Kent, UK Posts: 228 Saxo VTS, Fiesta ST

   #2 3rd June 2013, 09:20

   That does sound like you've parked be t to a revving transit!!
3. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #3 3rd June 2013, 09:36

   I know mate haahaha, I checked oil and seem to be fine, it sounds like its on 3 cylinders? So I suppose check plugs and replace If needed and try again
4. dontpannic Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2013 Orpington, Kent, UK Posts: 228 Saxo VTS, Fiesta ST

   #4 3rd June 2013, 10:42

   Yeah, plugs / coil pack I'd say
5. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #5 3rd June 2013, 10:54

   1 cylinder not igniting, so the old plugs / coilpack
6. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

   #6 5th June 2013, 20:29

   Sounds like when I dropped a valve, done a compression test yet wes?