whitts end

[Danny Jones]

Hope someone can shed some light on this annoying issue that im having and hopefully cure it or im hoping someones experienced it and can tell me what the hell it is so i can get it sorted !!!

When the cars warm it starts playing up sometimes though not all the time.When its running and driving it actually runs sweet and ticks over sweet aswell But sometimes when i start it it struggles and cuts straight out and then try start again and it starts and shakes erratically as though its about to cut out but its also fighting to keep running at the same time and then ya hit the throttle and it dies , this can go on a few times and then it starts and runs fine ..Theres no engine management light on either during any of this !!! Please help guys:banghead:

[Doctle Odd]

Are you trying to sell springs?

[Danny Jones]

sorry?

[Doctle Odd]

There's a link to springs on Amazon in the middle of your post

[Danny Jones]

lol dunno how that got there just entered my cars info

[Doctle Odd]

I thought it was some kind of subliminal messaging! Get the car scanned, I'd change the CTS

[Danny Jones]

NO !!! ha

[green A8]

Not just springs either but supersport ones at that D.O.!

Back to the car. Let's start with the basics, have you had the car's fault codes read via VCDS or similar diagnostics? If not then that is the first step to take in dealing with the problem. Identify it first, then eliminate it.

[Danny Jones]

theres no EML coming on though and its n intermittent fault that seems to happen only when warm :(

[Doctle Odd]

theres no EML coming on though and its n intermittent fault that seems to happen only when warm :(

That's why I suggested you change the coolant temperature sensor or CTS, you can do a crude test by unplugging the CTS when the engine is warm see if it starts easier, a scan should tell you more about your problem

[Danny Jones]

to be fair thats what i suggested today but whats the eratic shaking about be interesting to know why its happening mate to be honest

[green A8]

theres no EML coming on though and its n intermittent fault that seems to happen only when warm :(

The fact that you have no EML on the dash doesn't mean that no fault codes are stored. That said I think that D/O is probably on the right track with his CTS (Coolant Temperature Sensor) theory. If you do go out and buy a new CTS make sure you buy OEM. Get one from those well known on line auction sites and you'll be doing the job all over again within a few days. Cheap they might be, bargain they are not!

[Doctle Odd]

Could be the injector loom in the head, could be many things. A scan will help

[Danny Jones]

to be fair thats what i thought of today but be interesting to know why the eratic shaking etc , why would it do it

[Doctle Odd]

to be fair thats what i thought of today but be interesting to know why the eratic shaking etc , why would it do it

Listening to old Jerry Lee Lewis records?

[green A8]

When we got irate aircrew filling out 'squawks' on airliners along the lines of 'why does this aircraft do this? Why? Why? Oh why? None of the others of the same type do this! Our standard answer was 'Because it can, and it chooses to do so!'

It's pretty much the same for cars isn't it?