Diagnose my fault

[imprezaworks]

Basically when the car is cold it splutters like its cammed, unsure if it is or not. Under load in the morning it's hesitant like something is holding it back. Give it five, ten mins and it behaves itself but I can still feel the car vibrate. The car is stripped so it is prob more obvious. I've replaced the leads and plugs and its no better. It's not a real problem but something I want to sort. Engine sounds good and it pulls etc like no ones business. Anyway we plugged it in to a snap on diagnostic and it pointed to the rear O2 sensor being faulty. Now my understanding is that the second O2 sensor doesn't do much, it is still plugged in though. From my brief description do we think its O2 related? Car is decatted too. Cheers chaps. Oh and would it be worth swapping the sensors around?

 

[lemonnobby]

try swapping them fault is proberly due to the decat.
i had this on a previous car a injector was going down

 

[imprezaworks]

Did you swap the sensors? Loads of people have run decats including myself with no issues before.

 

[leeds_182]

Lambda sensor?

ive really got no idea....

 

[.GAZ.]

I'm having similar problems ATM. I haven't tried to fix it yet. Mines is 100% injectors, though.

 

[imprezaworks]

How can you tell mate?

 

[imprezaworks]

Lambda sensor?

ive really got no idea....

​Going to try swapping them tomo, trial and error I guess

 

[.GAZ.]

It ran out of fuel, never been the same.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ah ok, no idea if that's ever happened. Are injectors expensive?

 

[.GAZ.]

I've got 4 spare from my Ph1 but you'll get some quite easily on here.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ok gaz thanks. Will swap the sensors over tomo and go from there, my luck would be that both are knakered lol

 

[leeds_182]

I bought a set of injectors from reparts - they werent too expensive from memory.

 

[imprezaworks]

Just more bloody expense. It's not that bad tbh but I know what I'm like

 

[Chip-mk1]

An Injector gets my vote.

About 30 quid a set ish normally secondhand private sale.

 

[imprezaworks]

Worth swapping the sensor over anyway?

 

[Ray Gin]

I had the same, had the injectors refurbed and it was like a new car. It was showing a lamba sensor fault too, but seemed to pull fine regardless.

 

[imprezaworks]

So injectors is the likely culprit. Anyone got a set or should I go new?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Lambda doesn't get used when the car is stone cold.

The sensor working is probably whats helping it to run a bit better when warmed up.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ok thanks. Need injectors then

 

[.GAZ.]

Check the injectors, you might only need one.

 

[imprezaworks]

I'm hopeless mate, easy enough to do?

 

[.GAZ.]

I'm hopeless mate, easy enough to do?

I'd ask advice on here first, LOL!

 

[imprezaworks]

You mean you don't know either lol. One thing I do know is that the fuel rail guard isn't there. Ignore that stupid ass comment

 

[MartinR]

either get them cleaned
http://www.injectortune.co.uk/index.html

or renparts sell new ones via ebay for £32.50 each

 

[imprezaworks]

Hassle sending them away mate. Is euro car parts worth a call? Can get half decent discount with them

 

[imprezaworks]

Did a search and came accorss this thread. Will give this a blast tomo, anything else I should do?

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...ng-182-injectors&highlight=Replacing+injector

 

[marinemackay2003]

There is many a place on your side of the wirral to clean injectors dan

bloke i took mine to done it there and then took about 25 minutes

will try find a link for you

 

[imprezaworks]

Ok cheers chris. From reading about its worth swapping the O2 sensors around, on my list to do tomo. Needs to be right for a trackday a week Tuesday

 

[marinemackay2003]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/items-sale/416075-injector-cleaning-testing.html

link to the guy i used dan

 

[imprezaworks]

Cheers. Swap O2 sensors, remove fuel rail and check each injector. Well that's the plan lol

 

[ABOO]

You should buy something Japanese and reliable pal.

Ever thought of getting shut for an EP3...

 

[imprezaworks]

What can I say, I love Renault reliability

 

[Alex P1]

My car is super hesitant till its warm tbh too. My cammed saxo was exactly the same! I replaced my injectors when i got the car and its still hesitant when cold i think its just one of them things...

 

[imprezaworks]

Will give those couple of things ago and see what happens. Been using bp fuel since I've had it, well on stuck thirty quid in on Sunday, will fill up with shell tomo just to check that

 

[imprezaworks]

Swapped the sensors over, seems better, see what it's like in the morning. Big thanks to everyone who has helped. £12 membership warranted in one day