One off tractor impersonation!!!

1. Luxie75 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Cambridgeshire Posts: 344 Evo 2 GSR, Saxo VTR, Mini Cooper S

   #1 4th July 2014, 16:30

   Just got home from work, cleaned the car bodywork and wheels nothing touched under the bonnet... Started her up to park on driveway and it sounded like a tractor! Engine light on, engine moving about, exhaust rattling about... Eventually got it on drive switched her off then instantly back on again and it runs perfectly, left it running 5 mins then turned her off then back on again and again runs fine. Any clues coz I'm confused?!
2. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #2 4th July 2014, 16:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Luxie75 Just got home from work, cleaned the car bodywork and wheels nothing touched under the bonnet... Started her up to park on driveway and it sounded like a tractor! Engine light on, engine moving about, exhaust rattling about... Eventually got it on drive switched her off then instantly back on again and it runs perfectly, left it running 5 mins then turned her off then back on again and again runs fine. Any clues coz I'm confused?!

   Faulty coilpack I would have said. Did it sounds like it was misfiring.
3. holdawayt Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 7338 Nissan 200sx S14a

   #3 4th July 2014, 16:54

   A topic title that actually gives a hint to a problem might be useful. I was expecting a video link to an impressionist.
   
   I'd go for coilpack too, intermittent misfire should be fairly easy to trace.
4. Luxie75 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Cambridgeshire Posts: 344 Evo 2 GSR, Saxo VTR, Mini Cooper S

   #4 4th July 2014, 16:56

   Thanks for the helpful replies and the sarcastic topic comment
5. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #5 4th July 2014, 17:06

   As much as you're sure you didn't spray water in the bay, it sounds like you did. Running on 3 cylinders because of water ingress, then when the water evaporates as the engine gets warm it runs fine...
   
   If you blasted the grille that could be enough.
6. Luxie75 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Cambridgeshire Posts: 344 Evo 2 GSR, Saxo VTR, Mini Cooper S

   #6 4th July 2014, 19:48

   Must be that, just been out for a drive and it's fine.... 21 years of cleaning cars and never managed that before!
7. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #7 7th July 2014, 00:12

   change coilpack anyway, i had issues with rough running in damp weather and it was the coilpack breaking apart, the rubber boots had stuck into the head so the connection was shite