I was driving home on Friday from my sisters and the screen on the dash flashed up a warning saying "Misfire on cylinder 2" followed by "anti-pollution system failure" then the whole car started vibrating and the check engine light came on (I assume the ECU shut down the injector or something and it was running on 3 cylinders) I wasn't too far from home, so I just limped back with virtually no power.
Once I got home I left the car for a bit, when I tried it again it was fine and the check engine light had gone out,
I checked the ECU for faults and it only had the cylider misfire in there, I assume the pollution system message was due to it dumping the petrol into the exhaust.
Any idea what the cause might be? I picked up some new spark plugs Saturday to see if that sorts it, but I haven't had a chance to install them.
My other thought was that it might be the coil pack but I thought it best to try the plugs first as they are cheaper and are due to be changed this year anyway!
Once I got home I left the car for a bit, when I tried it again it was fine and the check engine light had gone out,
I checked the ECU for faults and it only had the cylider misfire in there, I assume the pollution system message was due to it dumping the petrol into the exhaust.
Any idea what the cause might be? I picked up some new spark plugs Saturday to see if that sorts it, but I haven't had a chance to install them.
My other thought was that it might be the coil pack but I thought it best to try the plugs first as they are cheaper and are due to be changed this year anyway!
