Hi - I'm new to the forums! I also don't know a lot about cars but I'll try to explain my problem..
I have a Megane (2001?) 1.6v, 69k miles. Since I got the car, the revs alternate slightly when idling (something from about 700-750rpm from the display. A few coils went and had some spark plug problems a while back and then everything was fine. Anyway, last sunday I was driving around little country roads in the p---ing rain and i think that the car engine had got a bit dirty. I had some problems a while back starting the car, and the AA came out and sprayed some WD-40 onto what was described to me as a little silver square - apparently this hjad got dirty and was preventing my plugs from firing at the correct time?
Anyway, now when the car is idling (it's driving OK) the revs are going from about 700rpm down to as low as 450/500rpm. The car is noticably vibrating which can be seen mostly by looking at the gear lever wobbling. Inside the bonnet, the engine is shaking back and forward quite a bit (although cannot move it by hand when car off). I have a strong feeling that the dirty from the weekend has something to do with this, and I doubt very much it's my plugs, coils or cambelt (as I had a whole new set of them all in Jan this year). I can't for the life of me find this little 'silver square' either and it's driving me crazxy! When idling the engine just about astops going the revs are so slow!!
Any ideas??
Thanks,
baz:crazy:
I have a Megane (2001?) 1.6v, 69k miles. Since I got the car, the revs alternate slightly when idling (something from about 700-750rpm from the display. A few coils went and had some spark plug problems a while back and then everything was fine. Anyway, last sunday I was driving around little country roads in the p---ing rain and i think that the car engine had got a bit dirty. I had some problems a while back starting the car, and the AA came out and sprayed some WD-40 onto what was described to me as a little silver square - apparently this hjad got dirty and was preventing my plugs from firing at the correct time?
Anyway, now when the car is idling (it's driving OK) the revs are going from about 700rpm down to as low as 450/500rpm. The car is noticably vibrating which can be seen mostly by looking at the gear lever wobbling. Inside the bonnet, the engine is shaking back and forward quite a bit (although cannot move it by hand when car off). I have a strong feeling that the dirty from the weekend has something to do with this, and I doubt very much it's my plugs, coils or cambelt (as I had a whole new set of them all in Jan this year). I can't for the life of me find this little 'silver square' either and it's driving me crazxy! When idling the engine just about astops going the revs are so slow!!
Any ideas??
Thanks,
baz:crazy: