anthonyburns1988
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Hey there,
I currently have few issues with my 1.2 Bravo 80sx 2001.
Originally the car used to start up with an intermittent missfire and then after about a minute or so everything would be fine. It also judders sometimes when driving at a steady speed.
Another problem I have with it is it overheats. Normally the temperature gauge would stay just below half way and on cold days would drop down to about 1/4 of the way when moving. Now the needle stays at the bottom of the gauge for about 10 minutes and then rockets halfway up and then drops very quickly to about 1/4 of the gauge. Within another 10 minutes or so it's touching the first red bar on the gauge.
I took it to a garage and they couldn't find out what is causing the missfire but are confident it was the HT leads, which I will change myself. The car also didn't overheat when they were checking it so they couldn't figure out what was causing it. They did a compression test and all the cylinders were fine.
I have also noticed there is no heat coming from my vents even when they car is overheating. I think this is probably because my heater matrix is empty or something.
I keep checking my coolant level every other day and have to fill it up as it seems to be vanishing. I haven't spotted any leaks so I don't know where it is escaping. I also check the Oil Filler cap and there was some gunk in there which I presumed might have been from condensation, so I cleaned the cap out 2 weeks ago and it's still fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as what might be the issue and how to fix it. I don't want to spend money on parts that I don't need for the faults as I am getting rid of it this summer so want to have as much money as possible for my new car.
I currently have few issues with my 1.2 Bravo 80sx 2001.
Originally the car used to start up with an intermittent missfire and then after about a minute or so everything would be fine. It also judders sometimes when driving at a steady speed.
Another problem I have with it is it overheats. Normally the temperature gauge would stay just below half way and on cold days would drop down to about 1/4 of the way when moving. Now the needle stays at the bottom of the gauge for about 10 minutes and then rockets halfway up and then drops very quickly to about 1/4 of the gauge. Within another 10 minutes or so it's touching the first red bar on the gauge.
I took it to a garage and they couldn't find out what is causing the missfire but are confident it was the HT leads, which I will change myself. The car also didn't overheat when they were checking it so they couldn't figure out what was causing it. They did a compression test and all the cylinders were fine.
I have also noticed there is no heat coming from my vents even when they car is overheating. I think this is probably because my heater matrix is empty or something.
I keep checking my coolant level every other day and have to fill it up as it seems to be vanishing. I haven't spotted any leaks so I don't know where it is escaping. I also check the Oil Filler cap and there was some gunk in there which I presumed might have been from condensation, so I cleaned the cap out 2 weeks ago and it's still fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as what might be the issue and how to fix it. I don't want to spend money on parts that I don't need for the faults as I am getting rid of it this summer so want to have as much money as possible for my new car.