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I'm hoping someone can help here. I got a P-reg 1.4sx Bravo with about 67k miles on the clock, bought second hand about a year ago. Love her to pieces but now its testing my patience.
Last November the injector light started coming on while driving - usually after she'd been over rough roads or pot holes. I'd pull over, shut the engine off and then when I started the light would go away normally. The engine sounds rougher but not too bad. I'd read about using a petrol additive to clear crap out of the engine and this has helped somewhat. She runs a little smoother and the light hasn't come on as often.
Today I took a long trip on the motor way. Fine, no problems. Then I pulled into a small carpark at a local park. I tried to reverse into a parking space on a slight incline. Couple of inches moved, injector light comes on and engine dies. Tried a couple of times and same thing. Almost like stalling when pulling off without enough power (even with my foot nearly to the floor). Then the engine wont start at all. A fella helps push it out and says it sounds flooded (not very good with mechanical things so I believe him!!) Give it a few moments and then she's able to start (going forwards). Not happy, but mobile all the same.
Then I get near to home. Turn left off a main road into a side road and she dies mid way around. Fortunately I'm able to coast up the road a little. Try to restart. She ain't havin it!! Had to wait twenty minutes before I could restart her (and she died again a little further on) to do the rest of the 4 minute journey.
She needs a new exhaust, think the clutch is going and I'm sure the rear shocks want replacing too. But can anyone suggest what else could be wrong. Any an all suggestions welcomed. Love the car and don't want to get rid, but if she's gonna start playing around like this...
Last November the injector light started coming on while driving - usually after she'd been over rough roads or pot holes. I'd pull over, shut the engine off and then when I started the light would go away normally. The engine sounds rougher but not too bad. I'd read about using a petrol additive to clear crap out of the engine and this has helped somewhat. She runs a little smoother and the light hasn't come on as often.
Today I took a long trip on the motor way. Fine, no problems. Then I pulled into a small carpark at a local park. I tried to reverse into a parking space on a slight incline. Couple of inches moved, injector light comes on and engine dies. Tried a couple of times and same thing. Almost like stalling when pulling off without enough power (even with my foot nearly to the floor). Then the engine wont start at all. A fella helps push it out and says it sounds flooded (not very good with mechanical things so I believe him!!) Give it a few moments and then she's able to start (going forwards). Not happy, but mobile all the same.
Then I get near to home. Turn left off a main road into a side road and she dies mid way around. Fortunately I'm able to coast up the road a little. Try to restart. She ain't havin it!! Had to wait twenty minutes before I could restart her (and she died again a little further on) to do the rest of the 4 minute journey.
She needs a new exhaust, think the clutch is going and I'm sure the rear shocks want replacing too. But can anyone suggest what else could be wrong. Any an all suggestions welcomed. Love the car and don't want to get rid, but if she's gonna start playing around like this...
