behavioural engine issues...

**Mrk_Mickey** · 14-04-2010, 04:43 PM

so anyway, the car sounds like a wrx...

last night at the meet it was perfectly fine. Got home, nothing wrong. Today I hopped in and started the car and it was so rough the whole car shook back and forth and it mimics the sound of a wrx when revving it. It was very hesitant to rev also.

What on earth could have gone wrong between then and now?

I checked to see spark plugs, leads and coilpack were all plugged in...they shouldn't have just given up between yesterday and today.

Any ideas?

**Mrk_Mickey** · 14-04-2010, 05:06 PM

Argh what the fugg...I've just gone to run the car again to test each output on the coilpack and the bloody thing ran fine.

Is there any explanation for this/is there something I can determine from this intermittency?

**Tim** · 14-04-2010, 05:12 PM

if your coilpack is cracked. Condensation can form in there and the car will run like arse especially on cold mornings

**Golf Houso** · 14-04-2010, 06:41 PM

Didn't you replace the coilpack recently Mickey?

**Mrk_Mickey** · 14-04-2010, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Golf Houso

Didn't you replace the coilpack recently Mickey?

Certainly shorter ago than what was offered on warranty! I'll have a good look at the coilpack tomorrow afternoon.

**Golf Houso** · 14-04-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey

Certainly shorter ago than what was offered on warranty! I'll have a good look at the coilpack tomorrow afternoon.

So you bought a second hand coilpack?

**jazzvr** · 14-04-2010, 09:24 PM

Something like this happend to me, with the wrx sound. Turned out it was the breather hose to the charcoal canister melted to the exhaust heat shield lol.

**Stephy** · 14-04-2010, 09:30 PM

Mine does this occasionally - I just put it down to car PMT... Because whenever i start it for someone so they can look at it - it just sits there and purrs at me...
Well - would actually like to know outcomes here so i can replace whatever bit is causing the grief!!