Kangarooing Abarth...Any fixes????

sorry but it took a new clutch to fix this on mine at 60,000 miles

The saga continues!, The best way to drive my Abarth first thing in the morning is to accelerate and and not take any pressure off the throttle pedal at all if i do and re-apply the throttle this is when the kangarooing starts, So i'm kinda masking the effects with my right foot, If you didn't do what i do the car is almost undriveable, Anyway someone has suggested to me it could be the 'step motors' and i have no idea what they mean? anyone have an idea????

Cheers

Geoff

My car (Schui) is going in to try and get it sorted.
The car is dangerous when cold. The garage have a record of the engine 'misfires' on the computer. the system is saying that No.2 cylinder is misfiring. The garage tells me that the spark plug has low resistence and are going to change it.
From cold it is BAD, I blip the throttle before moving off and keep the revs up and it is bearable. If I get it wrong it misfires badly and the dash lights up, telling me to switch off.
When it first started, I changed to higher octane fuel and thought it was sorted, car was so smooth. But it came back (still worth it though, car is better on the good fuel). I have noticed though that when the tank gets low it gets worse. I don't know if it has the same gimmick as Audi of misfiring when running out of fuel?
Buggers are charging me for the diagnostics test......! I haven't paid yet, if it isn't the plugs I'm not paying. I must go and have a look at what the warranty covers.

The garage changed the plugs (£80+ bill) when they took them out they found faults with injectors and have replaced them (warranty) after the plugs were changed, the car was better, but not perfect. The injectors have been changed and it is a different car, much better. I will see what it is like in the cold as it is quite warm up here today.
I will let you know how it goes.

Mines done 69k on original coils still. no probs yet :-) or have i just jinxed myself

Car started misfiring again after a couple of days.
15000 miles, coil 4 faulty. Replaced now car runs well (for now).

Just to let you know, the car is running fine now.

hy there just wondering how bad you car were before you fit coils to it ?

hi all kangaroo arbath bad news boys if you got one u probly find that the daul mass fly wheel and clutch and consetrec all gone and thats not all when u fit it you got to go main dealer to set it up to unless u got a can2 and a x431 machine then you can do it yourself mines fine now drives like a new one LOADS A MONEY ON PARTS MAIN DEALER ON HEAD SETS MAINS BIG ENDS for engine so there you are THE END >>>>>>>>