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This is all good information thank you. In terms of mine, there is only a bit of a noise just as it is starting so I am not too concerned about it for now.

Very much appreciated. I will take a look at the thread and do some checks.

Yeah the Denso I put in myself are with me, so they will stay with me as back up probably. No idea what he put in though which was a little concerning after reading many other threads, but I'll ask him or just whip one out tomorrow. I didn't get an invoice because he's behind, he knows us well so will just drop it by anytime. A rough estimate from the prices he gave I want to say just shy of £150 but I'm only guessing here. I did take a quick look at the chain and to my eyes seems okay. Tension also. I will have a read up. Yeah I was a little worried but after the test drive I feel much more comfortable. Thanks!

I had been through quite a few of the threads before joining but decided to jump on a give my story. Obviously i've read about many engine replacements, would you says it's unusual for something that serious to rear its head this late in its life?

@e-Roottoot @KenONeill Brilliant, thank you both for the info. I suppose it is not too much of a stretch to say that previous plugs had caused a coil go which caused a problem. Then my mechanic also put more new plugs in himself just because he *thought* it might have been an issue. Fitting a whole new set of 4 coils seems unnecessary? Means more money spent, however, if its sorted the thing out I'm happy with the arrangement.

Update: Mechanic put new plugs and coil packs in, said coils had blown the plug/s. I know he's the mechanic but does that sound feasible? I wouldn't know. I changed the plugs myself only days ago, had one short drive and he drove it to the shop. Either way, It does drive better. Just went out and gave it some it some beans. The pulsing acceleration didn't appear like it has been doing. EML flashed once for a few when I tried to recreate it ( steady 3,500 rpm for a couple seconds) did not do it a second time when I tried.

Thanks for the replies so far. @Kobayashi Haven't noticed any coolants loss, however I haven't kept much of an eye on it up to yet so it is possible. And there is a noise for 30 seconds or so at cold start-up, hard to recall exactly without hearing it now but I want to say its a little squeak/tapping sound, maybe even close to a chirping. Isn't too loud but noticeable when idle with an open window. @KenONeill Okay, thanks for the info. I haven't checked the injectors and don't have VCDS either. I'm not very mechanically minded but know a few bits here, handy though so the plugs were no problem with a guide. @e-RoottootAll of the pulled plugs were just a fraction short of 0.7, I'd say close to 0.68. The new ones are have a gap of 0.8, as I think you also recommended or said you used in another thread. I have no documentation of a water pump being replaced, I will double check now and get back if there is. I haven't used the cruise control but perhaps I should give that a test as see if it does as you say? That's if my car returns without any reported problem, which is likely. Thanks

Yeah thanks Mate. Although theres a few things going on there it was mainly opinions on the pulled spark plugs. As for the rest I guess it's just gonna have to be some box ticking until the issue is found. Someone else said they think it will be coils too. It is going to our regular mechanic tomorrow to have a check over, he will check it for codes then and go from there. That's a nice offer, I live in Mansfield and I do have a computer guy but it is just catching him when he is not busy. I'll keep it in mind.

Hello, I have a 2013 Fabia Vrs, has about 84k on the clock, don't know about oil consumption as its fairly new to me (but cthe are supposedly better with oil right?). The car mostly drives okay. Sure I'm missing something but ask away. Anyway, been having a couple problems with acceleration like it pulses every half a second (speeds up, slows down etc.) Seems to happen in most gears, sometimes with a still foot and others when putting the foot down just a little. I want to say this happens between 2-3k revs most usually. I've seen a few similar threads and seems like most people don't know why it happens. Another, which I only recall happening in 3rd and possibly 4th gear. Giving it a little boot and if it holds around 3.5k revs for anymore than a couple seconds the EML light flashes a few times and goes off. Got codes for random cylinder misfires a little while back, which I think could have been down to fuel mix and when I put 99ron in it definitely ran smoother. Haven't had diag on it since to check. Finally, I changed the spark plugs yesterday to denso to see if they were the problem but didn't seem to make a difference. According to the log book it only had new ones 3k miles ago but I wanted to rule it out. There should be a photo of the ones I pulled, I'd like to know what you see here and if there's any telltale signs, I don't have a clue what I'm looking for. Theyre in order as they sit in the engine, as you can see there was a little oil on them and a fair bit on #2. Thanks!