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Engine keeps failing when cold


Matt19

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Hi, as title says. Only in the morning my cars like this! maybe its like me and likes a lye in i dunno! Anyway shel start ok and idle as normal, ill get to the bottom of my street (which isnt far) put the clutch in to change gear and pull off and that, but the revvs drop drastically below normal idle and the engine dies!! :(

 

When i go to start her again i have to feed it some fuel to get going, dunno if the fuel injectors need a clean?? its a MK6 1.8 Si 16V done 121K, maybe shes just old,

Can any1 help?? cos i nearly got squashed by a lorry the other day when i went to pull of!!!! 8o

 

Cheers

 

Matt :thumb:

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Hi, been on holiday soz lads! Yeah got a 57i fitted. Also car didnt start for shite this morning, took a lot of throttle and was well unsure of itself to keep going! I think she beeds a service any how ehich i guess will help loads, are the fuel filters changed on that?? (suppose its different for every garage!) Also as well as that, which RedX product will i need???

 

Cheers for the help, got me pretty worried!

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thats exactly what happens to my car :roll: .......... ive just put it down to the cold weather cuz i cant really out it down to much else??........... its well embarrassing.......people think i cant drive cuz the cars stalling on me way to tesco :roll:

 

ive used that redex stuff before and i cant really notice much difference.........i may put some in anyway, next time i fill up :thumb:

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So what happens when its gets colder! Ill be pushing my car to work and back! Is there anything i can do, dont want to get a new car! :( Or do i?? :D Nah cant afford it for shite at the mo, really need to get my car sorted! Any suggestions? apart from a big mitton on the engine and a hot water bottle at night to keep it warm!

 

:P

 

Cheers

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  • 2 weeks later...

i think its just the engines in the cold weather

 

as i've just gave mine the best service i eva done, oil/oil filter, discs/pads, flushed PAS system out and filled up with new stuff, bled the cooling system and brakes, clean everything from the ram pipe of my viper,right through to the inlet manifold AGAIN, flushed the engine with a 3/4 botle of REDX and a full tank of fuel, so lets see 2moro how it goes....

 

EDIT: the usual anti freeze ETC...

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