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I’m in the market for a cheap run around, looking at Lupo’s and Arosa’s. This one has cropped up pretty close to me www.gumtree.com/p/seat/seat-arosa-1-litre/1337982168Says the engine light is on due to misfire on cylinder 3 but he’s put new leads, plugs and coil pack on. I’m not mechanical so want to weigh up the worse case scenario before shelling out. |
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Apr 29, 2019 11:54:54 GMT
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Could be an injector, injector wiring or a burnt valve. Apart from the valve, finding the problem might be harder than fixing it. Stangely enough, when we went looking for Arosas (few years ago now), two of three petrol ones we looked at were running on 3 cylinders (hotly denied by the owner in one case) but I never got to the point of looking into why. Its the same engine in the Polo 6N1.
We bought a 2000 SDi 1.7 one in the end which has been pretty faithful after some initial sorting out and given us good service. This is for sale at present (see for sale area) though not very handy for you geographically!
Nick
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend)
1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing)
1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Common problem on these is exhaust valves burning out.Check compressions?
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ChasR
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1L Seat Arosa misfireChasR
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May 15, 2019 19:44:11 GMT
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As said above, it's either an injector or a burnt valve. The injector will tick however, and you can check this with a screwdriver if you have one to hand or a stethoscope. If all are ticking away happily, it's most likely going to be a burnt valve. I'd have said ignition issue, but IME, even when lower end parts are used on the ignition system, the misfire characteristics change. The fact that it is still misfiring the same way makes me think burnt valve, especially from what silver63 said. Me? Even at that price, I'd walk away. I know vitesseefi's is more to tax and is on moon mileage but you can guarantee it will be cheaper to fix than that car, and to keep going. If it's been running on a misfire for a while, you can add a catalytic converter to that list, and possibly even an oil change depending on the fuel dilution. The latter is unlikely, but you never know. |
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