Problem started about 3 weeks ago, I was driving up the village and at this point its probably worth pointing out i'd been driving about 2 minutes so the engine won't be warm, anyway a warning light comes on (looks like a hose spraying) which is linked to the ECU I beleive?
Anyway I try to pull out of the junction and the car violently judders, kindof like a stall, it doesn't stall and I know for a fact it wasn't me (I don't stall ) - I pull up on the road and wait about 30 seconds for the wanring light to go off, anyway it drives ok.
Now it seems the car either drivers perfect when I'm out, or whenever I set off theres the violent judd almost like a stall and the car sounds like its choking with the warning light on. It sometimes happens when changing from 1st to 2nd gear aswell.
As you can imagine its REALLY annoying and I'm not sure when I'm out whether I'll get where I want to go.
It has cut out a few times aswell.
The thing is I'm not 100% sure what the problem is.
I think it could be a knackered ECU or as simple as a lose/faulty connection somewhere.
I'm not too keen on going to a garage just to have the fault codes read for £45-50 (student!)
Was thinking of just going round changing minor things to see if theres a difference, but not totally sure what that could be?
Any ideas? I know its a long post, cheers
punto S 1.2 (1999) by the way.
Anyway I try to pull out of the junction and the car violently judders, kindof like a stall, it doesn't stall and I know for a fact it wasn't me (I don't stall ) - I pull up on the road and wait about 30 seconds for the wanring light to go off, anyway it drives ok.
Now it seems the car either drivers perfect when I'm out, or whenever I set off theres the violent judd almost like a stall and the car sounds like its choking with the warning light on. It sometimes happens when changing from 1st to 2nd gear aswell.
As you can imagine its REALLY annoying and I'm not sure when I'm out whether I'll get where I want to go.
It has cut out a few times aswell.
The thing is I'm not 100% sure what the problem is.
I think it could be a knackered ECU or as simple as a lose/faulty connection somewhere.
I'm not too keen on going to a garage just to have the fault codes read for £45-50 (student!)
Was thinking of just going round changing minor things to see if theres a difference, but not totally sure what that could be?
Any ideas? I know its a long post, cheers
punto S 1.2 (1999) by the way.
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