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Re: s##ty seat ibiza problem hard to crack!! cheers lads three inch straight through on it for over two years wouldnt help, i suspect the coil going down wouldnt have helped the spark plug so i will replace plugs and hope the piece of dung fix's until something else falls off it ! Regards T.J

2008 1.4l 16v seat ibiza(scrap:) evening gentlemen this fault is in my best friennds car and i cant solve it !! i only looked at it last night but the story goes :- car has a straight thru exhaust so lambda/02 sensors have MIL/EML light on solid constantly. cars cyl 3 coil went down a few months...

thanks for the reply wayne its a hard one to call . she is due m.o.t next month im fully aware of the mot requirments it is completly experimental lol im a qualified tech for citroen and mazda i enjoy fiddling with any car but this engine is taboo when it comes to mod's nothings set in stone ...

thanks for the quik reply mate, they defo do have a c.a.t thier 1200 +vat to replace, if i plugged the sensor in and let it breath fresh air it should keep the light off ?? but i think im jus being fussy but as a fellow driver/mechanic you just know when something doesnt feel normal ? im at a...

evenin lads, need some help on this one . iv a 230bhp rx8 she's running well havnt had a bother with her the only thing iv found is that she is starting to sound as if the c.a.t is blocking thurs no e.m.l light and no stored dtc's cant fault it electronically . shes front end noisey on...

hey thanks for the reply , iv only heard rumors also but thier is thousands of turbo'd rx7/rx8 you tube is full of them but i think my best power gain would be to add another rotar to the engine than turboing her .. im at a loss wat to do with her :-/

hello to everyone im new to this site the names thomas i currently work for citroen and mazda as a mechanic. I recently bought myselff an rx8 2006 230bhp hi-power i am currently toying with the idea of turbo charging her but i have never heard any good news of those engines being turbo'd. i...