symptoms

im pretty sure ive an air leak coming from the inlet manifold area, im experiencing high fuel comsumption, and poor air to fuel ratios... what would be the symptoms of a split intake manifold gasket guys, im hoping the issues im seeing are down to this as i have a phenolic gasket to fit...

Ok, cupra PD160. 55k on the clock. I am finding i have a lot of smoke on full accleration. I have had a tweeked 130 in the past and know whats normal and i don;t think what i have is normal at all. Also it can be very very laggy in 2nd gear say when you come on to a roundabout. And i...

ive sold me ibiza mk2 :( and i miss it :( wat now???

as i went to pull away from a junction today, i went to put my foot down and there was nothing, the engine cut out completly (no it did not stall befor you suggest that), a further half mile down the road, as i went to pull away it cut out again, as i was driving down to my house the engine...

Hi guys, My SEAT Ibiza 1.2 S 54 reg has the following symptoms: 1. When I accelerate (particularlly when accelerating harder and going up hills where the engine has to work harder) the engine jumps occasionally as if either the engine is misfiring or a belt/chain is slipping. 2. The...

and how much are they to get fixed?

Hi all! New to this forum, and not so good with cars.. I have a Seat Ibize -95, 1.8i GLX and the other day when I filled in some motor oil (parden my english..) I noticed a white weird sticky covering under/around the oil lid. Also, my Ibize won't warm up to 90 degress, not even to 1/4 mark...

changed one bout a month ago and ive just started geting the same symptoms again unplugged them lastnite and they all woked fine but will this method work if one has only just started to go should i drive it more to see if the coilpack gets worse then unplug again when one mite b totally...

What would the symptoms of a worn top mount be ?? Clutching at straws now with the rattle from the front offside wheel arch !!! :cry:

this is getting depressing now :( last week i blew the top pipe off the turbo, and it was making a really loud spooling noise, fixed that, then a couple of days ago it made a funny popping noise again, but now it has no boost and is making a different sort of noise, like a really loud whirring...

When i am on the motorway or going up the slip road in say 5th or 6 th and i put my foot down it feels like the car is going on full boost almost like it gets to a certain PSI and holds, whereas when i am in lower gears the car seems to come on boost and not stop it doesnt happen all the time...

I have a feeling the discs on my Passat have warped, but wonder if it could be a knackered suspension bush or joint. Symptoms: 1) Braking from high speed - noticeable judder through steering wheel 2) Braking gently to a halt - car feels like it's on oval wheels, feels like my head is...

Can anyone please tell me the symptoms associated with a faulty dump/diverter valve??? Cheers Lee

Can a MAF give an intermittent fault? say sometimes turbo might not kick in properly and then when release accelerator and press again have the full boost?