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Title: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 09:00:17

Just coming back from school run and car started to make a weird rattle!
Have pulled in and think I'll need recovery, as it doesn't sound too healthy and I'd be loathe to try and coax it home.
Did the pedal trick and have 0300 and 0302 misfire codes.

Bu@@er  :(

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 09:07:45

Car starts but is very rough. More than a misfire I think ....

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 09:10:10

Aux belt is ok and no obvious fluid leaks. Any way of visually checking cambelt?

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: pauls on 19 April 2013, 09:20:11

code 300,302 thats a misfire on bank 2. Check for oil in spark plug well. cam cover leaking oil.Passenger side. :y

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 09:24:41

I've no tools with me atm to check unfortunately, though from previous experience I haven't known oil in the wells to sound so rough. Certainly no leaks over the heat shield or visible alongside the coil pack.

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 10:20:55

Recovery guy thinks a plug has been blown out on passenger side, which would tie in with fault codes I guess. Be interesting to see ........  :-X

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 12:01:07

Guess he was right  :(
On removal of the plenum I can see the coil pack is broken at plug 2 and the plug seems to be lying loose, though upright behind the boot. Won't know how much other damage has been caused until I strip it a bit further.

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: omegod on 19 April 2013, 12:18:21

I hope it has just worked loose rather than stripped the thread :-\ even if it has it is saveable with a timesert being fitted!
 
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Fingers crossed

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 14:01:36

Yeah thanks pal.
No obvious damage to the plug or thread, so I've re inserted it. Seems ok  :-X
More than can be said for the coil pack  :o

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: pauls on 19 April 2013, 16:53:59

Glad i was wrong. But how did the plug come out

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 17:13:14

I don't know! All I can think of is that it as worked itself loose. Is that possible even if not initially tightened correctly  :-\
Compression has forced it out out of the well, breaking the coil pack into two parts at that end  :-X

I can get a new Bosch pack for £100 tomorrow. A cheaper brand is £60 delivered from ECP but that'll be next week. Probably better with the Bosch?

Title: Re: Broken down!
Post by: dbug on 19 April 2013, 17:31:47

Quote from: jonny2112 on 19 April 2013, 17:13:14

I don't know! All I can think of is that it as worked itself loose. Is that possible even if not initially tightened correctly :-\
Compression has forced it out out of the well, breaking the coil pack into two parts at that end  :-X

I can get a new Bosch pack for £100 tomorrow. A cheaper brand is £60 delivered from ECP but that'll be next week. Probably better with the Bosch?

Yep - fraid so