09-03-2018, 10:13 AM
Thanks to everyone who´s taken the time to read this.
Following the fitting of an expensive new ICV, checks to the pipework, sensors and possible air contamination - and a new positive battery connection, there has been some improvement, but the issues have not gone away and they reckon it´s most likely to be a compression problem related to a worn engine.
I´m told the poor state of the motor is having a knock on effect on the ignition timing, creating the issues with acceleration flat spots, throttle delay, idling problems and heating up - despite a now functioning ICV.
So, I´m looking at a new short motor in the shorter to medium term. It´s a bit dissapointing given that the car is still on 99.5K miles, but then this means that one or both of the two previous owners probably used it for lots of very short, not properly heating up journeys. There is no service history so I can´t say if it was properly minded or not but the result seems to have been a lot of engine wear.
The mechanic thinks it´d be better to try and pick up a replacement engine from an accident-victim or scrapper for about €250-300 rather than opening it up and doing rebuild work, so I suppose that´ll be what eventually happens.
Just shows you that try as you might, some issues just can´t be resolved when the fundamentals are shaky.
Am still taking it on my 400mile run tomorrow so at least we´ll cross over to 100kmiles (fingers crossed). Must check threads for engine-swaps!
Following the fitting of an expensive new ICV, checks to the pipework, sensors and possible air contamination - and a new positive battery connection, there has been some improvement, but the issues have not gone away and they reckon it´s most likely to be a compression problem related to a worn engine.
I´m told the poor state of the motor is having a knock on effect on the ignition timing, creating the issues with acceleration flat spots, throttle delay, idling problems and heating up - despite a now functioning ICV.
So, I´m looking at a new short motor in the shorter to medium term. It´s a bit dissapointing given that the car is still on 99.5K miles, but then this means that one or both of the two previous owners probably used it for lots of very short, not properly heating up journeys. There is no service history so I can´t say if it was properly minded or not but the result seems to have been a lot of engine wear.
The mechanic thinks it´d be better to try and pick up a replacement engine from an accident-victim or scrapper for about €250-300 rather than opening it up and doing rebuild work, so I suppose that´ll be what eventually happens.
Just shows you that try as you might, some issues just can´t be resolved when the fundamentals are shaky.
Am still taking it on my 400mile run tomorrow so at least we´ll cross over to 100kmiles (fingers crossed). Must check threads for engine-swaps!