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Ok, posibly the wrong section, but here goes..
Just got off the phone with the girlfriend and her car has broken down, luckily outside her house. The description she has given me of the problem amounts to a smell of burning, the whole car shuddering and 'a light' has come on on the dashboard which i can only make out as the engine management light. I know, not the best description in the world, but until i see the car i cant work any more out.
Oh, the car is a 2002 Ford Ka.
Any ideas??
Just got off the phone with the girlfriend and her car has broken down, luckily outside her house. The description she has given me of the problem amounts to a smell of burning, the whole car shuddering and 'a light' has come on on the dashboard which i can only make out as the engine management light. I know, not the best description in the world, but until i see the car i cant work any more out.
Oh, the car is a 2002 Ford Ka.
Any ideas??
MSparrow said:
Ok, posibly the wrong section, but here goes..
Just got off the phone with the girlfriend and her car has broken down, luckily outside her house. The description she has given me of the problem amounts to a smell of burning, the whole car shuddering and 'a light' has come on on the dashboard which i can only make out as the engine management light. I know, not the best description in the world, but until i see the car i cant work any more out.
Oh, the car is a 2002 Ford Ka.
Any ideas??
Sounds like ignition. Give everything a good douse of WD40. Mine does it once a year when it gets damp.Just got off the phone with the girlfriend and her car has broken down, luckily outside her house. The description she has given me of the problem amounts to a smell of burning, the whole car shuddering and 'a light' has come on on the dashboard which i can only make out as the engine management light. I know, not the best description in the world, but until i see the car i cant work any more out.
Oh, the car is a 2002 Ford Ka.
Any ideas??
john_p said:
Coil pack broken causing a misfire and unburnt fuel to burn off in the cat.
I bet if she looks underneath she'll see the cat glowing red hot and s
t herself. Don't run the car.
This....I bet if she looks underneath she'll see the cat glowing red hot and s
t herself. Don't run the car.Coil packs are a common failure on KA's, and if she kept driving it whilst shuddering (misfiring to you and me) then the cat will have got a little on the warm side
MSparrow said:
coil pack does seem the most likely suspect!!
Okay so new question then, anyone care to hazard a guess at how much a garage would charge for this kind of work?? or how hard it would be for me to attempt this myself??
Should be an easy DIY, it's right on top of the engine.Okay so new question then, anyone care to hazard a guess at how much a garage would charge for this kind of work?? or how hard it would be for me to attempt this myself??
Don't get a cheap ebay coil pack, or you will be Mechanic On Call forevermore.
john_p said:
MSparrow said:
coil pack does seem the most likely suspect!!
Okay so new question then, anyone care to hazard a guess at how much a garage would charge for this kind of work?? or how hard it would be for me to attempt this myself??
Should be an easy DIY, it's right on top of the engine.Okay so new question then, anyone care to hazard a guess at how much a garage would charge for this kind of work?? or how hard it would be for me to attempt this myself??
Don't get a cheap ebay coil pack, or you will be Mechanic On Call forevermore.
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