Right when i go to start the cos after its been sitting for a week it coughs & splutters for a few seconds, like its going to stall..........then its clears & ticks over perfectly. All day long she's fine, but try starting the following morning she does it again

Did have some idling issues to begin with but WD40 in the idle valve has sorted this...... Bit annoying but should it be a cause for concern
She doesn't miss a beat all day long though.



Also went shopping Saturday, upon my return to the car pack found a puddle of water under the engine Hasn't lost a lot but enough to start the alarm bells off.................. Checked the pipes, the water pump gasket etc but can't find a leak. Is there a specific hose which would be prone to getting a small nick etc that i should be looking out for??

Any opinions duly recieved!

Thanks

Jason

 

I've almost the same problem. When I try to start the Cossie she never starts up after the first try, she coughs and splutters and dies again. But she always fires up immediately on the second try. Maybe a dogdy fuel reg?

 

Thats the one!

She'll only do it after sitting overnight which makes me think there's moisture getting into something............Maybe a sensor etc..

 

As long as my engine is hot, there is no problem. Just like you say after sitting overnight it's there again

 

mine was like that when i used 2 park her out side sounds like an ignition prob check your dizzy caps and coil etc if its a big turbo for moisture thats the only probs with bonnet vents

 

Doh forgot it has a dizzy, i'll change the cap & arm.........Might spray some WD in it tonight!

 

i also found i had mouldy terminals on my low tension at coil as the plugs hold the moisture in and had corroded terminals it also pays 2 clean the dizzy 2 loom connector mine was full of muck and retaining clip was missing it was also just hanging around not clipped up so anything could of happened 2 it

 

Sorry Glenn i don't get which part your talking about here!

 

ignition coil by header tank m8 it has the king lead going 2 dizzy cap and 2 other terminals on it . its 2in diameter and 7in long between header tank and pas tank m8

 

if its onlt when its been hot then cooled down, could be athe head gasket allowing water to leak into the combustion chambers, which would on first start up casue it splutter, this is what was wrong with mine, even though there was no oil/water mixing gonig on.

 

No Dave its literally first thing in the morning then thats it! until the following morning.........

Had no other issues apart from the above mentioned leak!

 

Worth checking for hydro carbons in the header tank to eliminate the head gasket (Harvey can do this for you when you are there in a few weeks).

 

Cheers Mike, is that with one of them sniffer tools (sorry don't know the name ) which goes over the cap??

 

mine does the same thing (not starting cleanly) when it's been left for a while, but then runs perfick-its being serviced by Mad Mark next month so will get him to check it

Mat

 

Thats exactly what happens..............

Think i'll start by changing the cap & arm!