Hi All,
Wonder if anyone has had a similiar problem. I've just had my Punto 04 Activate MOT'd and it failed on emmisions when running hot - turned out the thermostat needed replacing and now when driving it runs at normal temp. It then only just passed the emmissons test (or so they say!) But now when driving it lacks so much power, is chugging/missing, really bad fuel consumption - feels like a different car than before when it mostly run cold before faulty thermostat was replaced. I rang the garage up and they said it could be the lambda sensor on the cat? They charged me what i thought was allot to get it through the MOT (first time i've used this garage). If this is the fault - how much would it be to fix, or could it be something else? There are no dash lights coming on (eng management etc). Any help would be really appreciated as i have to get to a hospital every day to visit my mum! Also - is it dangerous to drive? Sometimes feels like it's going stop altogther. Many Thanks - Robert
Wonder if anyone has had a similiar problem. I've just had my Punto 04 Activate MOT'd and it failed on emmisions when running hot - turned out the thermostat needed replacing and now when driving it runs at normal temp. It then only just passed the emmissons test (or so they say!) But now when driving it lacks so much power, is chugging/missing, really bad fuel consumption - feels like a different car than before when it mostly run cold before faulty thermostat was replaced. I rang the garage up and they said it could be the lambda sensor on the cat? They charged me what i thought was allot to get it through the MOT (first time i've used this garage). If this is the fault - how much would it be to fix, or could it be something else? There are no dash lights coming on (eng management etc). Any help would be really appreciated as i have to get to a hospital every day to visit my mum! Also - is it dangerous to drive? Sometimes feels like it's going stop altogther. Many Thanks - Robert