Recent content by ibateman

Gasket was fine. Exhaust was solid with carbon deposit.

Yep. Blocked solid.....

Very nice. Well done.

Ok. Just an update. Today the diagnostics showed up the maf which was obviously an old fault as when cleared and reset it didn't show up again. So me and my brother stripped the polonium chamber off, coil pack and leads and all air hoses. Cleaned everything down, checked for splits in hoses and...

Just an update. Tried everything suggested so far (except diag which is booked for Saturday) and still the same. Rangie will sit and rev lovely on the drive but when put into drive or reverse power is lost and no feeling through the accelerator. Any more guesses people???

Can anyone list the symptoms of a faulty crank shaft position sensor?

I am based in Mansfield. Anyone close?

Thanks for the help.

No.....

And where do we find your eas how to page?

Had new plugs and leads 2 weeks ago and all sparking well.

Could this be the crank shaft position sensor?

Well. I have today gone over the whole air intake system and can find no leaks. The car will rev up lovely on the drive but as soon as I try to drive it starts with the popping and lack of power. Any more ideas?

I am not too good with engines. How could I check this or how could it have been knocked out in the first place? Thanks for your reply.

Hi Doug. You recently helped me out with my BeCM (Iain from Mansfield) wondered if I could pick your brain on aanother subject. The car runs very slow on idle i.e. under 500RPM. When driven there is a loud air popping noise and when pressing accelerator there is a severe lack of power. Feels as...