bit of a problem peeps

[KEENY]

my missus has taken my galant to work cos her car has had it. she just woke me up and told me my car wasnt starting,

i went out there to have a go myself. the was turning over but as soon as it started it stopped again.
so i started it again and kept my foot on the accelerator the car was splutting and sounding ropie and it chucked out a load of smoke. it was almost like there was it was running out f petrol.after about a minute of keeping my foot down i let go of the accelerator and that car was fine.

has anyone come across this problem before? is it something i need to worry about?

the had started fine yesterday and all oil,water and fluid levels are fine.

thanks

[bradc]

That does sound a little strange Keeny, especially after it fixed itself again, has it been going ok since then?

[Physician]

Sounds as if not firing on all cylinders.

1] Plugs knackered or damp.

2] Leads damp/wet

After running for a while they dry and engine runs OK ............?????????

[KEENY]

well it got my other half to work ok. the car just had a service

[bradc]

you might be right, it could be that something was a little damp or something in the morning and for some reason wasn't too happy at first, at least it is ok now.

[KEENY]

well im looking foward to tomorrow morning to see if it does it again.

[ritch_w]

if it was unable to idle, it could be the idle control valve sticking, a good clean with carb cleaner will sort that. - check the workshop manual pages for location / removal

[KEENY]

ok it did it again but this time it let me drive 30 meters before the engine stalled. i restarted the engine and stright after starting it shut off again.

so i started it again stayed still for 30 seconds keeping the revs to 2000. i drove off and it was as good as gold for the rest of the day.

any new or same conclusion thoughts now guys??

[I-S]

As above, leads/plugs. If the plugs were changed at the recent service, it may be that a lead wasn't reattached properly, or maybe one of the leads got knackered during removal/refitting. Check whether the plugs were changed, then leads would be the obvious thing to check.

[ritch_w]

still think its the ISV, especially as its ok when warmed up - the ISV helps the idle and auto choke (i think)

when i had a BMW and the ISV was clogged it would not idle smoothly from cold (and cut out a few times) but ok when warmed up. cleaning fixed ;)