michaelg

I left my car for about a week parked up, and when i tried to start up i found that my engine fault light kept flashing and there was an uneven tickover.

So i decided to phone my dealer he told me to switch off the engine and try and start again . I did this 3 times but still the fault light was flashing, and they told me to call the recovery service to get it towed in.

I decided to wait another 15 mins and try again this time the fault light had cleared. So they advised me it was ok to drive.


My car is a 2002 model which was modified with new spark plugs and oil mod in Dec 2002.

I followed this up with a visit back to the dealer the following day, and there explanation was it appeared that i had some moisture build up in the spark plugs and this caused some form of misfire.

I have only had this happen since the Honda mod

Has anybody else had this happen ?

SilverShark

This happened to me a while ago - I have an '00.

Got back to the car after about 8 hours, started her up and she sounded like a tractor ! - I also switched off the engine and tried again twice & got the same thing. I also called my dealer and also the AA - when the AA chap turned up the car was started and was fine.

I went straight to my dealer who informed me that nothing was wrong with the engine and that it just didn't start properly and all is ok - this was the only time that it has happened to me & I haven't had this problem since.

R33

I had this, and then the next day my engine blew up! Seriously! Be careful and make sure the dealer gets it sorted for you.

Richieh

I've had previous cars do this, and it's been a faulty sensor. Get it to the dealer ASAP anyway, because if it is a faulty sensor it may miss a real fault.