Hi everyone,

 

My car has just started to feel a bit odd, I don't know a massive amount about engines but it seems like it might be miss firing a little, on idle it sits at about 500rpm. When pulling away it almost feels like it wants to stall and holds back a bit. Seems to get a bit better when it is run for a while, also a little smokey but that could be down to a little too much redex as it is White smoke.

 

Has anyone got any ideas what it could be.

 

Many thanks

 

James

First thing you should do when you get issues such as this is perform a diagnostic check. If that tells nothing, you need to isolate the problem cylinder by deduction.

 

Get a long screwdriver and check all the injectors are working (audible click-click-click).

Remove each coil pack one-by-one as already stated.

 

P.S. Did you mean "Tesco"? Nothing wrong with Tesco fuel. I wouldn't bother listening to a garage that tells you something like that :)

How do you perform a diogastics test? Is it where you turn the screw on the side of the ecu and count the flashes?

Cheers

James

yes...

 

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Still welcome to bring it here.....

Cheers buddy much appreciated,might well do that, although I am working all this weekend so will have to make it after that if I can't figure it out. I have just done the diagnostics on the ecu and it comes up code 55 so all is good there.

Do you wanna gimme a ring explain what you have done and I might be able to sudjest something else?

Yer buddy that sounds good cheers

If a mod could delete my number once its been taken by jim then that would be good :)

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Nice one cheers bud will give you a buzz in about 20mins if that's ok with you

il probably eating dinner bud so gime a ring about 7, can someone edit my post to delete my number :)

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cheers bud :)

Bloody hose burst last week at the back of the engine and started pissing out water, so took it to my local garage to get it fixed and look at the miss firing which was really bad driving there and he seems to think it's the head gasket gone. I really don't like the sound of that.

I wouldnt trust local garges they know bog all about these cars, is the leak fixed?

No mate not yet he is still waiting on the hose to come in

Hose to come in.... Where did it blow? Theres a whole na worth of parts here in bmth.

It was the large hose at the back of the engine, looks like it runs down maybe under the engine' it's about 3/4" in diameter. It must go to the radiator because when i opened the cap it released the pressure and stopped spaying out. Not sure where he has ordered it from but it wasn't stocked and taking a while to arrive.

That will be one of the two heater hoses then, probably waiting for nissan to get them in stock, as they are a whack shape, cheaper to buy silicone from sfs. Zeds must be bled properly.or it will soon cause issues.

Cheers mate I will tell him that. Is there any garages around us that know about these cars, it's a shame zed world is so far away.

Nope closest is powerzed in bristol. However me gaz and phil have done most things between us.

You guys should start your own garage up mate.

Ha we can fix it once we know the problem, diagnosis is always the problem.

Yer I could imagine mate. I will keep you posted on how I get on buddy, I'm really hoping it's not too serious.