360 engine worry light
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The engine worry light came on on Saturday. No obvious drop in performance or change in behaviour from the car. Phoned Dove House where I bought it from and they said bring it in today.
Popped up there for them to check it out (spent some time dribbling over the Porsche Carrera in the showroom whilst they investigated).
Summary is: misfire in cylinder 4, coil pack had some "green" deposits in it. Anyone had this before? Is it a common issue?
New coil pack being fitted on Friday and they're going to look at a couple of other things for me too (alarm light on all the time - probably dead battery in the siren, and the window shuts aren't even so there's a lot of wind noise in the cabin).
Fortunately the car is still under 3 month warranty. Is there a recommended extended warranty route for f-cars or is it best just to bank a bit of cash for _when_ it goes wrong again?
Popped up there for them to check it out (spent some time dribbling over the Porsche Carrera in the showroom whilst they investigated).
Summary is: misfire in cylinder 4, coil pack had some "green" deposits in it. Anyone had this before? Is it a common issue?
New coil pack being fitted on Friday and they're going to look at a couple of other things for me too (alarm light on all the time - probably dead battery in the siren, and the window shuts aren't even so there's a lot of wind noise in the cabin).
Fortunately the car is still under 3 month warranty. Is there a recommended extended warranty route for f-cars or is it best just to bank a bit of cash for _when_ it goes wrong again?
Mine does it sometimes and it is always 'misfire on cyl 2,4,6 or something. I bought a £40 gizmo that just plugs in and tells you exactly what is the problem and deletes the fault ( and resets the engine light).
Seems to do it when I take people out for a quick thrash, come back and forth several times. Never does it during ordinary motoring. If you are nearby (H End) and it comes on, pop over and I'll clear it for you.
Also meant to say pop over anyway for a cuppa - not seen you for a bit and we can bore each other with Ferrari talk plus I may have a couple of hints and tips that i have come across (probably from Tim, LOL!).
Seems to do it when I take people out for a quick thrash, come back and forth several times. Never does it during ordinary motoring. If you are nearby (H End) and it comes on, pop over and I'll clear it for you.
Also meant to say pop over anyway for a cuppa - not seen you for a bit and we can bore each other with Ferrari talk plus I may have a couple of hints and tips that i have come across (probably from Tim, LOL!).
Edited by ewolg on Monday 31st October 19:00
£34.87 from here. I always carry a spare in the car just in case...
Just collected the car from Dove House after a couple of days TLC.
New coil pack fitted, engine worry light fault reset and no other faults reported.
The "alarm light always on" problem was traced to severely overheated batteries in the alarm siren which had burned about 1/3 of the PCB. Alarm siren unit replaced.
Windows adjusted and shut guides packed out to reduce the wind noise as much as possible and keep the cabin water tight.
Happy to have my car back, happy that all the above was done FoC under warranty. So a big
to Dove House for their excellent service (though a big 
for their courtesy car - a Toyota Avensis is not a fair swap! I'm actually considering writing a letter to Toyota as well because I believe it should actually be illegal to build a car that bad).
New coil pack fitted, engine worry light fault reset and no other faults reported.
The "alarm light always on" problem was traced to severely overheated batteries in the alarm siren which had burned about 1/3 of the PCB. Alarm siren unit replaced.
Windows adjusted and shut guides packed out to reduce the wind noise as much as possible and keep the cabin water tight.
Happy to have my car back, happy that all the above was done FoC under warranty. So a big
to Dove House for their excellent service (though a big for their courtesy car - a Toyota Avensis is not a fair swap! I'm actually considering writing a letter to Toyota as well because I believe it should actually be illegal to build a car that bad).Gassing Station | Supercar General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff