coil problems

[tidyclio]

The emmisions light should come on if your cats knackered mate although mine has nothing left in it and the light has never came on so who knows!

Debs your car looks nice but 33mpg most of the 182 guys get about that you must have a heavy right foot

 

[Ryan k]

mines a 1.4 i get 40 to 45mpg

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

I'll keep my eyes open for it then.

I gather you haven't got any lights on that shouldn't be on your dash then?

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

mines a 1.4 i get 40 to 45mpg

That's pretty good. I think my 1.4 used to do roughly 40 mpg, but I was a little unkind to her and ragged her quite abit.

 

[Ryan k]

i do to mine lol they feel quick thats the thing

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

Yep they sure do. My poor little thing ended up sounding like a rather meaty golf. I was sooo unkind to her. I've learnt my lesson though, I rather baby my 1.6 . lol

 

[edde]

Did you drive yours much when it f**ked up? I have been told there is a risk of damaging the cat if you drive it too far. Mine only got driven 1/4 of a mile and limped her home.

You will damage the cat a bit people drive round for loads of miles though with broken ones with no problem you could always unplug the injectro its the easy option.

Well for a 1.6 she is pretty nifty yes. I don't boot her, just put my foot down abit once in a while. I dont want to rag her out. I did do abit of a test not long after I had run her in abit (around 3000 miles) and had her showing 125pmh on the clock. She was abit scarey and unstable though, but that was with the original Renault suspsension. That has since been changed. She's pretty stable at 120 though.

It should be stable to well over 120 mine always has been. Get the trackign checked the ting bit out makes a difference at high speed.

ace the 1.4 is supost to be bit faster at picking up speed just wondered if it was true

1.6 is quicker plus has more low end power which is handly.

That's pretty good. I think my 1.4 used to do roughly 40 mpg, but I was a little unkind to her and ragged her quite abit.

40mpg blimy that axcellent I've got less out of a diesel before now. Anything over 30mpg in a petrol means I've been on best behaviour.

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

The cat on mine has been checked and luckily it is alright.

She is totally stable now. I had Eibach Pro suspension fitted so she feels like she is glued to the road. now.

lol @ "30mpg in a petrol means I've been behaving myself ". I do know that feeling, but I try my best these days. I don;t want to kill her. lol

What light comes on if the cat is playing up then?

 

[edde]

What light comes on if the cat is playing up then?

If the light comes on it means the sensors before and after the cat are showing the cat isn't working as emmisons after cat are to high.

 

[tidyclio]

The engine management lower right hand side of the instrument panel might on your although it should be the emmisions light in the centre of the panel.
Theirs a sensor before the cat and one after it and if the gas has the same carbon monoxide content before it goes in the cat as when it comes out it knows it knackered
Its French electrics though so doesn't always do what it says on the tin

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

The engine management lower right hand side of the instrument panel might on your although it should be the emmisions light in the centre of the panel.
Theirs a sensor before the cat and one after it and if the gas has the same carbon monoxide content before it goes in the cat as when it comes out it knows it knackered
Its French electrics though so doesn't always do what it says on the tin

Ah I see. Well I haven't got any lights on that shouldn't be, so hopefully all is alright. I was just asking for Ryan really as he was wondering about his.

I hate these new motors, they're all sensors and chips and stuff. Does my head right in. I used to work on the older cars, I was well at home with them. lol

 

[tidyclio]

Yep I learned everything I know on older cars much better for people that like diy i'm on the lookout for a little runabout would like something old with carbs crank driven dizzy etc
Their a lot easier to tune without spending fortunes aswell

 

[Dan@SJM]

i cannae be arsed to read the whole topic, but the coils are supposed to be replaced in pairs.

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

i cannae be arsed to read the whole topic, but the coils are supposed to be replaced in pairs.

Does that not depend on whether you have individual pencil coils or a coil pack though?
I only had two replaced because two went at the same time.

 

[Dan@SJM]

pencil coils. generally only 1 goes. but they should be replaced in pairs, like 1+4 2+3.

 

[DynamiqueDebz]

pencil coils. generally only 1 goes. but they should be replaced in pairs, like 1+4 2+3.

Ah ok. Well I had the centre two replaced. I am thinking of buying spares now, just in case the other two decide to fail in sympathy. lol

 

[Ryan k]

1 of u said it damages the cat wen the coil goes will that make the exhaust sound as if its blowing i looked and there is no holes in exhaust

 

[TomTom]

It will damage the cat if left misfiring for a long enough time. It will splutter and sound/look as thought it is blowing thats probably what your hearing/seeing.

I wouldn't run the car unless you have to mate

 

[Ryan k]

coil has been fixed, how much is a new cat

 

[Ryan k]

french make nice looking cars but they can have strange problems lol