Argh!! Nightmare - Power problems, engine management light

[M14KCY]

Couldn't have happened at a worst time! Going on holiday on monday

Anyway, not a mechanic so sorry for not having a clue here.

Leon 1.8t 20v (04)



Was driving along and drove round a round about, as i was exiting my car started juddering a little and had lose of power when trying to pull away. I initially thought could be a puncture but all was ok.......

Switched the car off, started it up again and it just didn't sound right on start. Tried to pull off and it was juddering/puttering along and had massive lose of power, the engine management light came on and when i found a safe spot to pull over i got out to an eggy smell coming off the car....

Does anyone know what the problem could be here and is it an expensive one....like i say i'm sorry for being dumb here but im not a mechanic in anyway. Knowing me it'll be something obv and i'll look daft here

Cheers Mikey

 

[truCido]

a coil pack is gone

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I'd go with the above sounds like coil pack to me.

 

[LEE69]

Should have read the sticky

 

[M14KCY]

Sticky??? Dont know what you mean

I did think it was something to do with sparks or something. I had aproblem with my coil pack a few years ago in my corsa and remember now it was similar to the same problem..

Not that dear is it?

 

[LEE69]

A few posts above this one

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=227856

Coil packs are about £30 each.

 

[james walker]

30 quid for a coil

sticky is a thread at the top of the mk1 section on coilpack symptoms mate

 

[truCido]

Sticky??? Dont know what you mean

I did think it was something to do with sparks or something. I had aproblem with my coil pack a few years ago in my corsa and remember now it was similar to the same problem..

Not that dear is it?

I'm sure its a bit different to the coil on a corsa....basically instead of ht leads you have "coil packs" / "coil pencils" whatever you want to call them, so you have 1 for each cylinder. There cheap and simply unplug, pull out and push in, plug back in

 

[M14KCY]

Ok thanks looks likes thatis the problem..

CHeaper than i thought, will put it in the garage tomorrow.

Thanks for everyone who replied.

 

[chaz44]

your car has basically gone into limp mode ,juddering and loss of power indicates the coil pack is failing it will eventually go altogether and not start best to get it to a garage its cheap to fix dont carry on driving it mate get them to collect it.

 

[james walker]

you may find if you take it to a garage theyll do a diagnostics to find out which cylinder it is thats gone... that will then ovbviously bump the price up

a coil is 30quid and an easy fix

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I'd personally replace all 4 to save you future hassle, its common for the others to go once one goes.

 

[kewe]

Or if you have AA breakdown cover get them to replace it

 

[M14KCY]

Pulled the 1st 3 packs out and they looked fine, had no Allen keys to access the one under the wee black box so it's either that one or that's not my problem I think. Think I'll need to get it booked in tomorrow the garage I use is litterally 2 mins round from my house. Last thing I needed when I go on holiday on Monday.

 

[LEE69]

They will "look" fine they are a sealed unit.
Replace one at a time until it solves it, or pull one off and if the car is the same, it isn't that one.