someone told my car it was being replaced

[r55rdk]

Finally decided to change my 1.2 for a renault sport and have been looking around for the right one
to come up at the right price. Anyway think someone told my car. Filled up with a full tank of fuel this morning and went to work.
After finishin work i tried to start the car (no probs) tried to pull away and the car was having none of it.
it wouldn't let me move until it was above 3000 revs, every gear i changed into was the same so i decided to pull over and restart the car.
same problem and then the exhaust gas monitor warning light started flashing. drove it for about 5 minutes and it stopped flashing and was constantly there. i stopped again to have a look through the manual and see what the problem was. unsuprinsingly the advice was to go to a renault dealer which is the last place i could go to at 8 oclock at night. anyway on restarting the car there were no probs. drove it home for 20 mins with no problems. is my car trying to tell me its jealous or is there a more serious reason to this problem. Any ideas would be appreciated. (My mate reckons it was dirty fuel at the bottom of the tank could this be possible?)

 

[Gavin_x2c]

that sound like the coil pack has gone dude

 

[r55rdk]

excuse my ignorance but what is a coilpack?

 

[r55rdk]

someone help i cant stop thinking bout how many hundreds this will cost to fix.

 

[Craig.]

Its spark plugs or HT leads lad, the same thing happened to my 172, about 1-2month ago. I got it put on the lap top and its was missing on pot 4, i fitted new plugs & leads job done, then today the same thing bloody happened with my other ph1 so i done the same again and its fine, well it was only the leads this time.
Ones on 41k miles and the other is on 38k so i dont know if they are ready to go around that mileage :S

 

[klmillard]

Its spark plugs or HT leads lad, the same thing happened to my 172, about 1-2month ago. I got it put on the lap top and its was missing on pot 4, i fitted new plugs & leads job done, then today the same thing bloody happened with my other ph1 so i done the same again and its fine, well it was only the leads this time.
Ones on 41k miles and the other is on 38k so i dont know if they are ready to go around that mileage :S

I would have thought the leads and plugs would have been part of the major 36k service though, or is it not in the service?

 

[edde]

I would have thought the leads and plugs would have been part of the major 36k service though, or is it not in the service?

Nope 72k for the plugs.
Leads arn't chnaged unlss you need them.

 

[r55rdk]

happened again on the way back from my girlfriends tonight. will any garage be able to do the work or do renault have to order parts in. any advice appreciated.

 

[edde]

Take the plugs out and look then if check the ledas you might fine plugs are worn.
halfords selll the plugs for cheap the 4 electrode ones are good apparently and cheap.

Plugs and leads you can DIY there not difficult.

 

[Plattsy]

give the plugs and leads a wipe and check see if they spark... if it was the coil pack it wouldnt start

 

[r55rdk]

cheers for all the advice, i will see what i can sort out tommorow morning. next problem how to get to work. think i might have a 24hour bug somehow