VTS - Almost run out of petrol, and now in limp mode!

[Mango_Wes]

I was just below the line on Red :( I know I know, Silly of me,

But I was in Drive-thru, My car dropped to what only sounded like 3 Cylinders, Drop into carpark, Assumed I was just proper low on juice, and need to put some in, Put a whole Jerry can in, turned key over, let it push its way around, and then started it, only started on 3...

Left it running for 10-15 mins to see if it sorted it self out but still the same...

In a attempt to get home, I just drove it, about 2 miles down the road, it came to life and started pushing like it should on all 4. But now and then it keeps bogging, and sounds like its just getting 'stuck' or 'clogged' every now and then.

I have taken all the plugs out, and checked / cleaned them all. Only replaced about 2 months ago.


Put it all back in, and started she started fine, and was fine for about a day, now she keeps bogging every now and then, revs take ages to climb, then all of a sudden I pull away as it comes on all 4.

Any idea what this could be lads? I need to sort it asap as I start a new job soon and have to travel 60 miles a day!

[consvts]

dirt from bottom of the tank got in your lines maybe try some red x to clean it all thru

[jones91]

Probably got some of the crap from the fuel tank stuck in one of your injectors

[rich112]

Exactly what happened to me wes, carb cleaner cleared it out.

[Mango_Wes]

Exactly what happened to me wes, carb cleaner cleared it out.

How do I clean my injectors in my S?

[consvts]

u mix stuff with the petrol go halfords or motor factors theres few diff ones like red x

[Scrapso]

You could remove the injectors and flush them through manually if the red x doesn't shift it

[Manu]

put a little V power in there, and find yourself a nice quiet back road so you can push higher revs for a couple of miles. Though take it easy, don't trash it as you don't want to bog down on 3 cylinders in a bend. That will bring the engine temperature up (especially in winter) so you effectively burn the crap out.

Change your fuel filter too.

[littleblue1]

I had this exact problem I was baffled it turned out to be my map sensor :s