I've had a similar thing before which stopped the next day, but basically my citigo has a cold, it's making a awful racket in the engine bay by the belts, I knew I had a problem when I started her up, I gave her a quick rev and sure enough she was unresponsive and a bit spluterry up until about 1,000+ rpm, anyone else had a similar thing? I also gave it a rev up to 5000 - 6000 rpm in first gear on the move and she was whiny after I took my foot of the throttle, but afterwoods was fine, any help appreciated

Thank the lords for I have a dashcam! You might need to blow the speakers up to hear it, be easier to hear with headphones on, but basically that first rev (be it quick) it really didn't like it, that second rev was much clearer and responsive

 

http://vid103.photobucket.com/albums/m156/Hyphons/MyMovie_zps90907440.mp4

Spluttery on start up was a head gasket gone on my Fiat.  As soon as it warmed up a bit it was fine, but water was getting in to one cylinder overnight and it was terrible first thing.

Spluttery on start up was a head gasket gone on my Fiat.  As soon as it warmed up a bit it was fine, but water was getting in to one cylinder overnight and it was terrible first thing.

Thanks for this, I'm going to the garage Friday anyway, so I'll let them have a listen

Sorry for posting my worst case first.  I also had an astra with similar symptoms - and a set of new HT leads fixed that one

Sorry for posting my worst case first.  I also had an astra with similar symptoms - and a set of new HT leads fixed that one

Hopefully it's this if it is anything at all, sounds a lot less complicated and more cheap :yes:

Ebola?

Ebola?

Don't say that! :no:

Ebola?

should that not be tombola

 

"throw all the balls in the air and see what lands"

It's trying to tell you something........

 

 

 

 

 

......I don't like those rear lights

It's trying to tell you something........

 

 

 

 

 

......I don't like those rear lights

Shut it! :P I said I'll change them soon

Now, Now!

 

Is it ok when warmed up?

 

Had a cracked manifold on another car and it made all sorts of noises, like a tractor, ok when warmed up though.

Still noisy when I got home, drive about 1 - 2 miles to get home, I've just bought some black tint

Garage time I think, hope it's easily fixed under the warranty.

I can't see the footage for some reason. Is it like a belt squeal ?

Could also be water pump?

It's not really a squeal, just a very noticeable ticking noise

checked the oil in it lately?

checked the oil in it lately?

About mid September but again I'll take a peek tomorrow

Sitrep: car is still grumbling, I also have no fuel to get home today, oil is good and I had a pretty young lady in a white Up! Gimme a cheeky smile today, clearly impressed :p

Sitrep: car is still grumbling, I also have no fuel to get home today, oil is good and I had a pretty young lady in a white Up! Gimme a cheeky smile today, clearly impressed :p

 

Ours had a strange engine noise which turned out to be the airbox had come adrift from the throttle body. Pull the bonnet and check the large black air box (with MPI or similar on it) see if it is seated correctly ? Just push it down firmly to reseat if necessary.

^{"I also have no fuel to get home today"}

 

 

Shall we have a whip round for you, or you could bag a lift off that lady in the Up!

Ours had a strange engine noise which turned out to be the airbox had come adrift from the throttle body. Pull the bonnet and check the large black air box (with MPI or similar on it) see if it is seated correctly ? Just push it down firmly to reseat if necessary.

I did give that a quick shove, perhaps sitting on it will work

3 year later strep - was cambelt related, still had this problem and learned to live with it up until Thursday when the cambelt & waterpump was replaced, no longer revs unsmooth on cold start ups 

Edited 24 March, 20179 yr by Hyphons