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Hi,
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Over christmas my 95 SEAT Ibiza let me down, after 2 1/2 reliable years (except for that unfortuante timing belt incident).
I was leaving a xmas do on sunday, driving in 3rd on a dirt road on the Mornington Peninsula when the engine stopped. This happened once before but I got it going again that time. (Oddly it always seemed to have trouble starting in damp or wet weather, I'd have to flood the engine to get it revving) The RACV guy said it was an electronic issue, "no spark".
As I live in Melbourne he suggested I get it towed to somewhere on the Peninsula and spend the money on parts. Have since spoken to his garage who won't touch it because of the make (can't get the parts), I'm at a bit of a loss. Spoke to an auto-electrician down there who was very quick to rush me off the phone, although sounded like he knew what the problem was (something about the coil and engine module needing replacing?). I feel a bit dodgy about leaving my poor Ibiza there, as he didn't really give me any assurance that he even knew what a Seat was.
Any suggestions?? Last time I had a service was in feb (I think) at Ultratune, I talked about the petrol smell that lingers when I idle but they brushed it off as an oil leak. Hmmm.
Any info or insights are welcome,
Clare
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Over christmas my 95 SEAT Ibiza let me down, after 2 1/2 reliable years (except for that unfortuante timing belt incident).
I was leaving a xmas do on sunday, driving in 3rd on a dirt road on the Mornington Peninsula when the engine stopped. This happened once before but I got it going again that time. (Oddly it always seemed to have trouble starting in damp or wet weather, I'd have to flood the engine to get it revving) The RACV guy said it was an electronic issue, "no spark".
As I live in Melbourne he suggested I get it towed to somewhere on the Peninsula and spend the money on parts. Have since spoken to his garage who won't touch it because of the make (can't get the parts), I'm at a bit of a loss. Spoke to an auto-electrician down there who was very quick to rush me off the phone, although sounded like he knew what the problem was (something about the coil and engine module needing replacing?). I feel a bit dodgy about leaving my poor Ibiza there, as he didn't really give me any assurance that he even knew what a Seat was.
Any suggestions?? Last time I had a service was in feb (I think) at Ultratune, I talked about the petrol smell that lingers when I idle but they brushed it off as an oil leak. Hmmm.
Any info or insights are welcome,
Clare
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