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Hi all,
We're dealing with a 2001 Punto 1.2 16V.
Frequently, but not every time, the engine seems to run rather rough when idling from a cold start. It will dance around 1k revs running roughly and then settling briefly but then returning to rough. If I drive around for a while and warm the engine it will idle fine. Occasionally you may get the odd misfire when at higher revs driving around.
The head gasket was not long replaced along with a head skim, new HT leads and new sparks. There are no white plumes coming from the exhaust nor any indication of mayo in the oil so I'm fairly happy it's not a head gasket issue.
There are no visible indications of damaged HT leads.
I've just finished a service replacing the oil, oil filter and air filter. I've also cleaned the throttle body as suggested by reading around the forum. The throttle body was very dirty! Could this be an issue caused by the auto-choke? Is it running the mixture too rich? I thought the body being so dirty may be a result of a too rich mixture.
I have MES and the adapters. Could you recommend any tests to help me out? Some numbers to check against the values of my sensors?
Thanks,
Jon
We're dealing with a 2001 Punto 1.2 16V.
Frequently, but not every time, the engine seems to run rather rough when idling from a cold start. It will dance around 1k revs running roughly and then settling briefly but then returning to rough. If I drive around for a while and warm the engine it will idle fine. Occasionally you may get the odd misfire when at higher revs driving around.
The head gasket was not long replaced along with a head skim, new HT leads and new sparks. There are no white plumes coming from the exhaust nor any indication of mayo in the oil so I'm fairly happy it's not a head gasket issue.
There are no visible indications of damaged HT leads.
I've just finished a service replacing the oil, oil filter and air filter. I've also cleaned the throttle body as suggested by reading around the forum. The throttle body was very dirty! Could this be an issue caused by the auto-choke? Is it running the mixture too rich? I thought the body being so dirty may be a result of a too rich mixture.
I have MES and the adapters. Could you recommend any tests to help me out? Some numbers to check against the values of my sensors?
Thanks,
Jon
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