Cutting out when stopping and then takeing ages to start???

[joycey]

Hi, i was wondering if any of you lot could put your finger on this problem as it sounds familiar but i cant think of wots causeing it?

The car drives fine most of the time but recently as you come to a stop it cuts out? and then takes longer than normal to start again but once it dose its fine? The engine is a 1.6 spi


Thanks in advance

 

[TAZ]

i had same problem and it was the airflow meter!

ide try that

 

[dark-ryder]

Could also be the idle control valve, take it off and give it a good clean, see if it's any better.

 

[KinG^Lee]

my money is on icv

 

[TMODAlpha]

I had this with a 1.4 spi. I cleaned ICV checked for air leaks etc. It got worse and worse, then i changed the coil and ignition control module not had the problem since. Worth checking.

 

[rick151081]

i had this and it was the crank sensor and the cam sensor changed both and it was fine

 

[katyvixen]

i had this and i changed the coil pack- its been fine ever since

 

[Lefthooker]

LOL soooo to put a finger on it ,, you got a choice between:

coil pack
crank sensor
cam sensor
coil and ignition control module
ICV
airflow meter

Good luck

 

[TMODAlpha]

LOL soooo to put a finger on it ,, you got a choice between:

coil pack
crank sensor
cam sensor
coil and ignition control module
ICV
airflow meter

Good luck

On a plus side its a 1.6 SPi so it shouldnt have a cam sensor or airflow meter (uses a MAP).

but..

Could also be compression (head gasket)

 

[joycey]

Ok this problem has now gotten even worse as when you try to start the car it just turns over and over and wont fire up?

I sold this car to a friend to get them to work and now its being a fcking piece s****!

 

[speedysam]

i had the sam problem on my old astra it was the ignition control moudle once changed it never cut out again and i also changed the coil at the same time so id be puttin money on these

 

[Justin..]

Lol cheers for this Joycey, I now own this peice of scrap


Anyway, reading the above I reckon its the coil pack! I'm getting an intermittent misfire aswell.

 

[speedysam]

yep get the coil changed a misfire may alos be the leads or plugs but with the symtoms described by joycey it sound exaclty like my old astra all i changed was ignition control module and coil pack

 

[rick151081]

defo the coil

 

[coopergsi]

Is the speedo working?? if the speedo is not reading it will also cause this fault

 

[Justin..]

Speedo is fine!

Its a misfire on the second closet cylinder to the flywheel, spark plug is fine, lead looks ok, but its caked in oil and **** on the socket on the coil pack!


how much is a new coil pack roughly?

 

[joycey]

how much is a new coil pack roughly?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Astra-1-6-8Valve-1999-Coil-Pack_W0QQitemZ280476000340QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item414dac2054

But like i said mate we can get one from the scrappy

 

[Justin..]

hmm would rather a new one if they're not too much moneys