Technical Panda not starting on all cylinders.

Currently reading:
Technical Panda not starting on all cylinders.

beermouse

Member
Joined
Mar 6, 2010
Messages
15
Points
56
After an hour of motorway driving, I stopped for a few minutes to shop. When I tried to start the car again, it shaked badly, ran unevenly and sounded strange, and pretty much all dash lights stayed on. I let it cool for 20 minutes and tried again - this time it ran smooth, no shaking or strange sound, but the yellow engine light stayed lit. Since it wasn't a red light, I drove the last km home, and all felt as it usually does.

Looking under the hood, I noticed what might be a leak in the breather hose:

IMG_20250810_190750773.jpg



Could that give those symptoms, or is something else going on? Is it something easily fixed? I'd like to know before I give a mechanic direct access to my bank account :oops:
 
Model
169 Panda
Year
2009
Mileage
200000
There will be a clue here

and pretty much all dash lights stayed on.

But we need to know which lights remained on


but the yellow engine light stayed lit.

Read the code would be a first logical step


Looking under the hood, I noticed what might be a leak in the breather hose:

Worth checking if the MAP sensor is covered in oil

It's only held on but one bolt, you can leave the wire connected normally
 
Last edited:
There will be a clue here

I know, but memory fails me as I turned the engine off quite fast

But we need to know which lights remained on

Today, after having started it about 5 times, no lights are on, it runs smooth, and there doesn't seem to be anything coming out the crack in the hose
Read the code would be a first logical step

I don't have access to an ECU scan, unfortunately

Worth checking if the MAP sensor is covered in oil

It's only held on but one bolt, you can leave the wire connected normally

That would require me taking the air filter and box off, right? From what I can google, it seems the MAP sensor has been in a bit of places over the years, as has the design of the breather hose - mine is the 60 HP from 2009.

Could a temporary fix be to wrap the hose with some TESA selfbonding tape or such? My main objective is to keep the Panda running until MOT in October, and have it fixed properly then if everything else passes.
 
No you don't normally have to take the air box off, especially if it's on the left side, if facing the the engine, electronic throttle body

It's on different sides of the inlet manifold, depending on whether electronic throttle body or cable

Screenshot_20250811-190909~2.jpg
Screenshot_20250811-190331~2.jpg
 
Back
Top