clio sounded like a scooby ?

[kevin.s]

on sat morning when i first got into the 172 to pop to the shops it was fine then about 10 mins of driving it started sounding like a scooby. when i went to drive off though, i had to give it a load of revs to get it going properly then was fine once driveing but would do it again when i slowed down or stopped. then once i had parked up, done my stuff and got back into it, it was fine and hasnt done it since:S.
just wonder what the hell happened and wether it is likley to happen again. im thinking maybe ht leads or coil pack as it had new plugs last year and has had a new o2 sensor on it in the past few months. but other than that im stumped.
am i thinking on the right lines or am i way off?

 

[jesus]

Check:

HT leads
coil pack
spark pluts
Lambda sensor (unlikely)
oil

Any issues with dash lights or engine spluttering etc.?

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

ive had 4 or 5 coils go and your description is consistent with my experiences. I was told by an AA guy not to drive it any meaningful distance coz it will damage the cat...

Why it stopped doing it seems odd tho.

 

[kevin.s]

Check:

HT leads
coil pack
spark pluts
Lambda sensor (unlikely)
oil

Any issues with dash lights or engine spluttering etc.?

ive had the oil light come on a couple of times but when i check the oil level, its fine so just put it down to being parked ona slope.

 

[lemonnobby]

coil pack or the HT leads like to arc out

 

[kevin.s]

would replacing them solve it?

 

[brownin]

my friends 1.6 megane did this it was his coilpack, couldn't go anything above 4k and or 30mph as soon as he replaced it ,it was fine

 

[DannoTheGreat]

my old 172 was the same, changed the coil pack an leads an it was sorted

 

[Terry172]

Had the exact same problem a few weeks back http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=6136544#post6136544
Turned out to be my #4 fuel injector

 

[magh]

It will most likely be the coilpack bud.

 

[bmh.01]

would replacing them solve it?

Yes, oil light is most probably the pressure sensor assuming the levels good and it wasn't parked on a silly hill they don't seem to last forever

 

[kevin.s]

problem seems to have fixed its self for now so fingers crossed it will last till the new year lol.

 

[DannoTheGreat]

lucky b*****d!

 

[kevin.s]

lucky b***ard!

about bloody time too lol.