Disco427
Thursday 29th September 2011, 06:42
I'm in need of help folks.... :(
My 97 t5 has been reliable as clockwork up untill about 8 weeks ago when it developed an erratic idle that went to a misfire that went to a total loss of power and then to a complete stop within about 500 yds accompanied by a god awful smell from the exhaust. First thoughts were either bad fuel, ie diesel or the cat had collapsed. Took me about 15 mins to get it going again and i kangaroo'd the mile back home. Following morning started fine and ran great untill i heard what sounded like "pinking" under load and the cycle started again. Parked up and left it for about 4 hours. Started fine again so got it back home and drained fuel tank. 15 litres of fresh fuel went in and no problems for about 4 days when it started the cycle again. this time it wouldn't restart. left it overnight and it started first turn of the key and ran sweet. Started playing up when fuel level was down to about the 2 gal mark on the gauge so put some in and it was all ok again for about a week when i did a short journey in it and it flatly refused to restart. Left it overnight and it started fine the following morn and ran fine. Ive checked the basics (cap leads and rotor) re-gapped plugs, checked vacuum pipes etc and all seem ok. Gone over all the inlet pipework with easy start while it was running and no rise in engine revs.... Oh, and of course.... no engine management light on on the dash. Anybody got any ideas as this one has me abit stumped. Thanks for looking. Dave.
My 97 t5 has been reliable as clockwork up untill about 8 weeks ago when it developed an erratic idle that went to a misfire that went to a total loss of power and then to a complete stop within about 500 yds accompanied by a god awful smell from the exhaust. First thoughts were either bad fuel, ie diesel or the cat had collapsed. Took me about 15 mins to get it going again and i kangaroo'd the mile back home. Following morning started fine and ran great untill i heard what sounded like "pinking" under load and the cycle started again. Parked up and left it for about 4 hours. Started fine again so got it back home and drained fuel tank. 15 litres of fresh fuel went in and no problems for about 4 days when it started the cycle again. this time it wouldn't restart. left it overnight and it started first turn of the key and ran sweet. Started playing up when fuel level was down to about the 2 gal mark on the gauge so put some in and it was all ok again for about a week when i did a short journey in it and it flatly refused to restart. Left it overnight and it started fine the following morn and ran fine. Ive checked the basics (cap leads and rotor) re-gapped plugs, checked vacuum pipes etc and all seem ok. Gone over all the inlet pipework with easy start while it was running and no rise in engine revs.... Oh, and of course.... no engine management light on on the dash. Anybody got any ideas as this one has me abit stumped. Thanks for looking. Dave.