L30 SCT
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well i new from the day that i touched that standard engine that something was going to go wrong. i have driven my car for about 1 month now with all the bits fitted. i was on the way home from having tea with the bird and it was realy strong winds coming towards my car. at first i thought it was the wind pulling my car back. then the engine managment light came on, so i stopped at my birds house and every time i tried to take of it would splutter up to 2500rpm and then be fine. i thought it may have something to do with the wind as i drove it the next morning and it was fine.
so realy i have a car that i cant drive on windy days by the sounds of it 
has anyone else experinced this before?
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skell
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yep all the time, i know what the problem is on mine looke under the bonnet and if you look really close it's clear whats wrong, i found out my engine only has 3 cylinders.
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L30 SCT
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mine isnt a 12v
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tooolbox timmy
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quote:
Originally posted by skell
yep all the time, i know what the problem is on mine looke under the bonnet and if you look really close it's clear whats wrong, i found out my engine only has 3 cylinders.
what a smart arse comment,arse!
doubt its the wind m8 was it raining hard at all?
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L30 SCT
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yeah it was raining pritty bad aswell.
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RobHayes
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more likely you were getting water on/in your airfilter then, mine was playing up in the rain yesterday
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K3 VMU
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quote:
Originally posted by RobHayes
more likely you were getting water on/in your airfilter then, mine was playing up in the rain yesterday
what i was going to say, when i read the post name, i thought, OH NO, i knew it wouldn be long before something broke
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L30 SCT
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it runs pritty shit at idle when cold now aswell. will be getting checked on wednesday anyway. will check for fault codes tonight
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tooolbox timmy
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rain water used to wreck my old corsa,especially motorway spray,i hold it down to the crank sensor,but then again on the 1,6 there quite high up the side of the engine I think
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RobHayes
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crank sensor is right at the bottom, in direct line for lovely spray
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AndyCorsaSport
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So is it the air filter?
I have a standard box and filter in my 1.4 16v, but at the moment, dont have a front grille, so theres shit loads of air getting to it, that the cause of it?
Mines been spluttering a bit, and also sometimes say your in 4th for instance, and doing 30-40, and push the pedal to the floor, it sort of kangaroo jumps and splutters, like it doesnt want to go?
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L30 SCT
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yeah that is rite. well similar
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