Technical I don't have a misfire! However.... :cry:

[hmallett]

I thought I had a misfire on cylinder no.2, but changing the coilpack made no difference, so I thought it might be a blocked injector. Went to get it checked today. The result was that I don't have a misfire!
However, I have absolutely no compression in cylinder no. 2, and poor compression in another cylinder. This means either a problem with valves, or a piston ring failure, or both! Likely repair costs are between £350 and £600. To top it off, I need new brakes too.
H

 

[Steven]

Nice... Stick it through an auction quickly!

 

[arc]

or the headgasket has gone between two cylinders?

 

[hmallett]

Possibly, but with a headgasket failure wouldn't you still get some compression? Apparently it's unusual to get no compression at all, but then I'm special
H

 

[dave]

someone been around a stole your pistons

 

[pinin__prestatyn]

You really have sh*t luck with coupe's don't you It's one of those though... I'm so far in, do I keep spending to see a light at the end of the (expensive) tunnel, or sell it cheap and cut my losses. Isn't it?!

 

[hmallett]

I have managed about 2000 miles in the last 14 months of Coupe ownership. And I reckon that's cost me roughly £1 per mile
H

 

[sammiboo]

i did offer him my bits but its not worth it really.

Least your car is in a better state than mine and its still costing me money

better get it fixed quick and get me on the insurance :devil:

 

[jamie86]

H I had no compression in on cylinder when my piston melted... and lowere compression in another....

 

[pinin__prestatyn]

Touch wood, I've had cost-free motoring for the past 4 months. But it's MOT time next month hope it's ok.

 

[sammiboo]

a week after my MOT my coupe decided to kill itself

 

[dave]

if he puts sammis engine an brakes in will it be half his half hers? :chin:

i reckon do what steve said, let someone else have the hassle

 

[timr69]

Yeah but if he sells it with a misfire it'll probably knock £500 off the price anyway.

 

[pinin__prestatyn]

Yeah but if he sells it with a misfire it'll probably knock £500 off the price anyway.

I'd say considerably more than that. What fool would buy a misfiring car not knowing the cause?

 

[dave]

I'd say considerably more than that. What fool would buy a misfiring car not knowing the cause?

chavs who hang around the auction

 

[pinin__prestatyn]

chavs who hang around the auction

:devil:

 

[hmallett]

Coupe back now
£442 for labour and fixing the engine
£265 for parts for brakes.
H

 

[sammiboo]

Was out in the coupe yesterday - YAY :slayer:

Good to have it working again

 

[pinin__prestatyn]

Good to hear that Sammi have fun

 

[j88wba]

I had the same symptoms on my engine which was running on 90k miles and I was lucky to find an engine with 30k on it. £800 and a lot of blood and sweat later, newish engine in car. Still to work up the enthusiasm to do a rebuild on the first engine, swop it back in and then sell it on for £801, making a tidy profit!!!