172 problems :(

[Sandsy]

Hi I'm new here and have just bought a very late registered 57 plate clio 172 sport.

I bought it with the dephaser rattling as I thought this would be a easy fix, now on a very gentle drive home the car began to missfire and created a very strong eggy smell, upon dipping the clutch to slow down for traffic lights the car stalled itself and refused to start.

We tow started the car and it ran again lumpy and only while being towed as soon as it come to dipping the clutch it died again.

Now I have the care home where do i start looking??

 

[balax]

Sorry can't really help with your problem, I'm more curious to know how you have a 172 on a 57 plate?!

 

[danielbarton94]

Is the Engine management light on?

 

[Sandsy]

no management light

 

[Sandsy]

Sorry can't really help with your problem, I'm more curious to know how you have a 172 on a 57 plate?!

Lucky find I guess, I have HP checked it and it comes through fine...

 

[Dan@SJM]

sounds like coil pack potentially. eggy suggests that it was fuel getting into the cat.

I do think we have discovered the latest ever 172.

 

[Saul]

Has this car come from over seas maybe!? And check fault codes, my first bet would be the coil pack/HT leads/Sparkplugs

 

[Sandsy]

Car has never been imported! I had best get it plugged in ASAP then

 

[Dan@SJM]

Plugging in generally won't show a failed coil pack. Back to basics. See if you have a spark.

 

[AlexW]

Where abouts are you? Thinking somebody with knowledge could give you a hand (I'm offering if you're local).

I'm guessing there was some kind of f**k up, or genuinely sat around a dealership for years. Impressive!

 

[Sandsy]

Im from Peterborough mate! Will cover any costs!!

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Egg smell is cat related mates bora had the maf go and it hunted like mad on idle drove like s**t and then the cat went... As dan said coil pack and cat related... Going to be a sensor some place failed if the coil doesn't solve it

 

[Dan@SJM]

The cat failing will have been due to it over fuelling with a fucked MAF.