interesting morning !

thad1 · Feb 21st, 2013, 12:03

So anyway on my way back from the school run and all is fine with the world!

Go to overtake someone and the car hesitates, goes all lumpy and the CEL starts flashing at me!

Oh S**t I think, I must have broken the old bus!

Anyway after 5 mins playing musical coil packs I manage to figure out Cylinder no 3 is not working!

Go to GSF and buy a new one for the poultry sum of £27.90, fitted it and guess what? All is right with the world again!

I was very surprised it was only £27.90 or should that be relieved lol

Anyway what I thought was going to be a wallet crushing problem turned out to be just a faulty coil pack, what a relief!

Just thought I would share that with you!

RUTV70 · Feb 21st, 2013, 12:24

Good result.!

Neil

mikealder · Feb 21st, 2013, 12:24

The CEL flashing is a sign of unburnt fuel getting through the cat most of the time this will be down to either a coil pack or knackered sparkplug, a cheap generic code reader will pinpoint which cylinder is at fault within seconds, in your case code P0303 will be stored - Mike

blackrevolver · Feb 21st, 2013, 12:25

Good one! I've had a few of them experiences in which I've thought " oh ****, here we go, empty wallet and having to deal with the garage".....and it turns out to be a minor issue!

thad1 · Feb 21st, 2013, 12:33

I plugged a code reader in, it connected fine but would not display any codes and stated the cel was not lit!

B****y useless!

Not sure if it's the software as it did say something about having to use the right hardware for the software!

Feb 21st, 2013, 12:03	#1
thad1 Senior Member Last Online: Jan 22nd, 2016 22:48 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Banbury	interesting morning ! So anyway on my way back from the school run and all is fine with the world! Go to overtake someone and the car hesitates, goes all lumpy and the CEL starts flashing at me! Oh S**t I think, I must have broken the old bus! Anyway after 5 mins playing musical coil packs I manage to figure out Cylinder no 3 is not working! Go to GSF and buy a new one for the poultry sum of £27.90, fitted it and guess what? All is right with the world again! I was very surprised it was only £27.90 or should that be relieved lol Anyway what I thought was going to be a wallet crushing problem turned out to be just a faulty coil pack, what a relief! Just thought I would share that with you!

Feb 21st, 2013, 12:24	#2
RUTV70 RUTRUNNER Last Online: Jan 25th, 2016 11:32 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakham View Photos By: RUTV70	Good result.! Neil __________________ classic V70 1999MY 20 valve non turbo, auto (adaptive) B5254. ETM/Denso Previous Volvos...264 auto...loved it. 340 manual...not so loved. 760 auto...loved it.

Feb 21st, 2013, 12:24	#3
mikealder VOC Member Last Online: Nov 6th, 2016 10:18 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Blackpool UK	The CEL flashing is a sign of unburnt fuel getting through the cat most of the time this will be down to either a coil pack or knackered sparkplug, a cheap generic code reader will pinpoint which cylinder is at fault within seconds, in your case code P0303 will be stored - Mike

Feb 21st, 2013, 12:25	#4
blackrevolver Premier Member Last Online: Dec 10th, 2015 18:46 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Scotland	Good one! I've had a few of them experiences in which I've thought " oh ****, here we go, empty wallet and having to deal with the garage".....and it turns out to be a minor issue!

Feb 21st, 2013, 12:33	#5
thad1 Senior Member Last Online: Jan 22nd, 2016 22:48 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Banbury	I plugged a code reader in, it connected fine but would not display any codes and stated the cel was not lit! B****y useless! Not sure if it's the software as it did say something about having to use the right hardware for the software!

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