Physio

I was driving the 'beast' () today & all of a sudden it started to missfire quite badly then a warning light came on & then all I could smell were rotten eggs (not me - the car)

I take it the cat's fooked? Would that cause a missfire?

Any idea's people?

nickywarwick

cat could have colapsed, what warning light?

blacky.

what motor is it ???

the 16v ones that have individual coils are know for coils failing

that would cause missfire & bad smell from unburn fuel entering the cat

Physio

It's a 1.2 16V (it's rapid yo)

The light looks like an engine & according to a handbook (that I've just checked lol) it's the 'Exhaust gas monitor warning light'

blacky.

check plugs on 1.2

TIFF

Your Pussy is fucked mate.............

Either that, or some dirty Polish fucker has stole it while you was parked up and weighed it in for Ł5

Physio

Would it smell like rotten eggs if it was the plugs or coil pack though?

CaftDunt

Coil pack failure, I had it on mine, shouldn't be too expensive to fix.

blacky.

cars smell like that when they are running from cold (rich mixture)

if one of the cylinders isnt fireing you get a rich fuel mix in the exhaust

i wouldnt trust me but i worked at renault for 5 years & i will be working for them again next week

check the plugs & coil

Stu.H

Just jump in your F car to get from A > B



Hows things anyway pal?

It's Czech Mate

Coil pack I reckon...dont drive it anymore as unburned fuel will knacker the cat

danneth

this has just happened to my cousins, coilpack on hers

Physio

Cheers lads.

There's a garage a few minutes down the road from me do you think it will be safe for me to drive it to there?

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

Our 1.4 16v has a healthy appetite for coil packs. It's had 4 now in 2 years.

They are around Ł30 from motor factors (Valeo ones, so proper) and a piece of piss to diagnose/change.

Although the logical answer would seem to be the Cat, it could very well be a Coil pack.

SiZT

Common issue on the later 16V Clio's are coil packs and CPS. Best off changing all the coil packs together, though by the sounds of it C&B haven't had much luck

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

We carry a spare in the boot now!!

Physio

I'll drive it very slowly to the garage down the road as I know they've got a diagnosis machine thingy

babscossie

I'm changing three or four of these pencil coils per week and i'm not even a renault dealer. really common problem and totally agree with above comments from blacky and SiZT.

if your even slightly mechanicly (sp) minded, you'll be able to fix it yourself.

SiZT

undo the electrical clip, 8mm (I think) socket and the coils out, repeat for the rest of the cylinders

Physio

Thanks for all your help lads, I bought & fitted a new coil pack today & she's back to running at warp factor 9

Cheers all

blacky.

iv got about 100 of them in the shed lol