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I have a 52 plate 1.6 stilo (5 door). The car was serviced & MOT 2 weeks ago at an independent garage (filters, plugs oil & coolant), and having covered 50K also had cam belt and auxilliary belts replaced.
On getting the car back, it was idling really lumpy, stalling and cutting out when coming to a stop, plus the engine note sounded different, a sort of rasping/zing.
I've had the car previously serviced there twice before with out any problems. I return the car back, and they rechecked everything including redoing the timing. On picking it up it was much better. They said the noise issue was a faulty tensioner pulley which they replaced. The garage confirmed (also on my invoice) that the cam belt change was done using timing belt kit.
However the car still doesn't seem right at idle, seeming to miss a beat every so often and still cutting out 2 or 3 times per trip when for example crawling in traffic or coming to a fast stop. It's idling fairly rock steady around 750rpm, but still lumpy.
The car's been back again briefly, although they have only been able to plug computer diagnostic equipment to quickly check to see if there are any fault codes (none). The mechanic is at a loss of what's causing the problem, as everything was locked out when the cam belt was changed. I told him and he knows that the car was running fine before bringing it for a service etc. I'm taking the car back one last time on Friday. Could there be anything that could be the culpit apart form the obvious
e.g. lambada, map, crank sensors. All 4 coils have been replaced in the last 2-3 years.
Any futher views/suggestions be much apprieciated.
I have a 52 plate 1.6 stilo (5 door). The car was serviced & MOT 2 weeks ago at an independent garage (filters, plugs oil & coolant), and having covered 50K also had cam belt and auxilliary belts replaced.
On getting the car back, it was idling really lumpy, stalling and cutting out when coming to a stop, plus the engine note sounded different, a sort of rasping/zing.
I've had the car previously serviced there twice before with out any problems. I return the car back, and they rechecked everything including redoing the timing. On picking it up it was much better. They said the noise issue was a faulty tensioner pulley which they replaced. The garage confirmed (also on my invoice) that the cam belt change was done using timing belt kit.
However the car still doesn't seem right at idle, seeming to miss a beat every so often and still cutting out 2 or 3 times per trip when for example crawling in traffic or coming to a fast stop. It's idling fairly rock steady around 750rpm, but still lumpy.
The car's been back again briefly, although they have only been able to plug computer diagnostic equipment to quickly check to see if there are any fault codes (none). The mechanic is at a loss of what's causing the problem, as everything was locked out when the cam belt was changed. I told him and he knows that the car was running fine before bringing it for a service etc. I'm taking the car back one last time on Friday. Could there be anything that could be the culpit apart form the obvious
e.g. lambada, map, crank sensors. All 4 coils have been replaced in the last 2-3 years.
Any futher views/suggestions be much apprieciated.