Posted by Graham Clark on October 29, 2009, 9:06 pm
Vehicle has a problem staring from cold,once the vehicle is warm,starting is improved but idle is lumpy,on the road performance is poor, very flat in lower rev range.
Ive carried out a diagnostic test,there are no faults recorded,on initial cranking it does wind over slightly quicker than expected,which would lead me to believe there is an issue with valve clearances,i have'nt heard of tappet issues with the 16v unit,does this sound familiar to anyone?