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by Matts406
Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:38 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Cutting out and hunting at Idle
Replies: 5
Views: 658

Re: Cutting out and hunting at Idle

Turned out to be a corroded connector between the ECU and the ignition control unit
by Matts406
Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Cutting out and hunting at Idle
Replies: 5
Views: 658

Re: Cutting out and hunting at Idle

Thanks MJB, I've tried to follow that to clean the stepper motor. But all the pictures have gone :( The thing I removed was clean, its located behind a little pipe from the engine body (not the air box). It had the torx screws on and had a plunger on it with a little rubber stopper on the end... I t...
by Matts406
Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:17 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Cutting out and hunting at Idle
Replies: 5
Views: 658

Cutting out and hunting at Idle

Hi 406OC, I'm the owner of a 1998, R Reg, 2.0l petrol GLX. I bought this car 2 months ago and it's not missed a beat, however, on Tuesday morning the car was hard to start, I got about 200 yards and then the engine cut out flashed the Engine check light and stopped. The light went out so I restarted...