Having similar symptoms with my 95 Subaru Impreza 2.2L. I know the coolant temp sensor is a "common" issue, so I think I'll go this route before I start throwing other parts at it. Thanks mate!!
You just might have saved my bacon there friend; I'm experiencing exactly the same problems - car stutters once warmed up and doesn't idle properly. Already cleaned out the throttle body, replaced throttle body gasket, cleaned injector, replaced exhaust oxygen sensor, spark plugs, spark plug cables and ignition coil; not to mention the entire exhaust as the old one got burned up due to too rich fuel mixture.. I really REALLY hope this solves it or ima hafta give up on this car.. Thanks again!
Mate, seriously if this works you are an absolute legend..! Ive had the same problem with my 54 reg Corsa SXi 16v and so far forked out on a new coil pack, new plugs, had engine flush through it and all sorts. Was about to give up hope!!
It didnt work :( Next thing Im trying is a new MAF and then maybe check for a clogged or dirty EGR. If that doesnt work then I am going to use more agressive tactics like using seafoam in my fuel tank and crank case.
i have a saturn astra that started misfiring in cylinder 3. pretty sure it's the coil pack but now you're gonna make me double check the coolant sensor. such a weird little car, but nice when it works haha
Glad to hear it worked....older video but maybe my comment will help someone. Have the exact same problem with my F150 5.4L 3V. Thesr engines are the plague from hell....fixed numerous stuff as it ages. My codr reader actually read "eratic signal ECT". I got a new and plan to put it in tomorrow.....big pain have to pull the intake manifold....it deep in the valley between cylinder banks.....Ford strikes again. After your vid I dont feel so bummed out taking it apart.
What i liked about your videos is that u talked about the symthoms and you showed the fix and the test drive many youtube videos just talk and dont show the fix
Man I've been having this happen at seemingly random moments and I had no clue what it could be. Only difference I have is that sometimes when I cold start it'll get the misfires consistently until I got the engine warm.
I added engine coolant to car. Then rough idle went away. Accelaration hesitation also went away. Engine coolant was on the low side but no error code for over heating or coolant sensor. Who would have thought!
I had the same problem wasn't very smooth when idling from a standing start seem to struggle an when traveling it would seem to splutter hesitate with excelaration it turned out to be the seals on the fuel pump an filter inside the fuel tank had perished an split so instead of the pump delivering fuel to the engine it was just putting it back into the fuel tank replaces all seal an it worked no problem soon as I fired it back up
Same thing happen to me. Did ur engine coolant overheats as well. Curious cuz that happened to me and was wondering if it’s related some how. Took me a while to get my spark plugs changed so thought it messed up the engine coolant as well?
Be got the same hesitation problem with my Astra will try cleaning the mass airflow sensor tomorrow which I doubt would help , then will try changing the ignition coil pack, if that doesn't work then will clean the throttle body , if that don't work I guess it's time to move on
+itsLeeLockwood not at all , sometimes it will hesitate and the spanner light comes on for a bit then it goes away the next time I start it , I just cleaned the mass airflow sensor no difference , and I checked the throttle body it was clean no carbon at all , i serviced it about 3 weeks ago, maybe the wrong spark plugs were installed, any suggestions?
TheTEKKENTV this is the problem I had; I kept shovelling money into it. Before you do anything; take it to a garage and get the codes checked, even though the light isn't on all the time the codes will still be stored. That's my advice!
TheTEKKENTV 0011 is related to intake camshaft and 0068 is related to the MAF sensor (that sounds like it could be the problem).. check the connectors, remove the MAF sensor; give it a clean with some electrical contact cleaner; if that doesn't work.. try getting a new MAF sensor
I have a misfire problem on my 1.4 tsi polo gti. All the cylinders seem to have misfires I have changed the spark plugs the coils , also cleaned the car's induction which had lot of dirt. The car's mileage is 64000 km so I don't think it's a matter o fuel injectors. You think I should try this sensor? Or any other ideas please? thank you
if its the 1,6 twinport z16xep, things to watch out for: pcv valve failure, its built into the plastic rocker cover, lean error codes and hesitation/poor idle exhaust manifold cracks and sounds like a missfire when revved inlet manifold baffle plate, sounds like tappets or bent valves, just rebuild inlet manifold fixes it. if you unplug the egr valve, youll get missfires and hesitation like a camshaft sensor error. and fails to start after randomly shutting off on occasion. poor rocker cover design lets oil into the throttle body through the pcv valve and fills the lower inlet manifold good luck with your astra lee
Mine Z16XEP misfires only on 4th cylinder and this starts just after 1-2 minutes from cold start and drive. I see approx. 50deg. celsia when this happens, I feel the gas pedal is with bad response to rev-up. Also can not hold idle at stops until engine warm. Misfire occurs mainly when climbing hilly road, driving cold at narrow road is mostly OK. Everything is OK after warming up the engine, no problems at all. Changed two coil pack and few sets of spark plugs, throttle, cracked exhaust with catalyst, both O2 sensors, cleaned injectors and swapped them between.
I replaced my one today made no difference.. heard before about this sensor, and everything he described in the video is what's happening to my corsa. Mine cost me £6.66 and a pain in the butt getting the cable off. So no real big loss but was so hopeful.
My Astra 1.4 2012 stuttered and then stopped. Diagnosed number 2 cylinder misfiring. Now won't start. New coil pack and crank sensor with no effect, I'll give this a try.
@@munsurahmed906 Took it to a used Astra specialist and it was a blown fuse, which was a relief. Worth checking all the fuses, a simple remedy but caused lots of problems.
i know u don't have this anymore bro but I had same problem simply unplug each sensor 1 at a time till it idles ok mine was the air flow meter keep up the great content bro
@@itsleelockwood i have a opel astra H 1.6 twinport, thats actualy the same car, and i have the same problem now like you said in the video.. I changed the car spark plugs, coil and even this sensor what you showed in the video, and still the same problem.. Can you tell me please what happend after this video, did you fixed the problem and what was it? Please
Christian Andersen tried it, swapped out the whole unit.. problem still there. I changed every valve, sensor and every removable part in the engine bay.. I finally put it down to the ECU and parted ways with the car
timdee1971able really?? Coolant temp sensor for a multiple misfire? Man I replaced fuel pump , fuel filter intake gaskets, cleaned fuel injectors, cleaned throttle body, pvc , checked for air leaks , cleaned maf sensor. Spark plugs, coil pack, spark plug wires . I’m going to try this see what happens; checked and it’s $20 for coolant sensor. Mini Cooper 2002
i have seat leon 1.9 tdi and it has a fault code p0118 and sometimes goes to 1000 rpm and stays there for fer minutes and goes back to normal after that does someone know whats the problem .. thanks :)
A LOT OF ASE MECHANICS MISS THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR,THE MAF AND THE CTS ONE THE AMOUNT OF AIR AND THE OTHER THE ENGINE INTERIOR TEMP ENGINES ARE DESIGNED TO RUN BEST @ 175 DEGREE!!
Hi bro I heard ur problem and I don't think u have the Astra now. My dad had that problem bear in mind am 17 years old and I soon to be driving a corsa bro . Anyway my dad had that problem at traffic lights keeping his foot on accelerator revving otherwise it would cut out and he had new coil packs and crank shaft censor and new wiring loom and new fuel injectors He then had a machine hooked up from his mate. He had the engine running and he took out fuel injector 1 and the engine did nothing so cylinder 1 had gone. When we did the same to injector 2 and pulled it out, it made it splutter even worse. That showed that injector 1 was not working at all and also there was blue smoke coming out exhaust and that also showed burning oil through chamber through the bores . Anyway we had to have a new engine and then when we opened the engine block and we saw that the piston rings cylinder 1, 2 and 3 had fucked up No pistons rings in them and chunks put of piston so that was the problem of misfiring for us don't know about yours night of been the same. Can u let me know what was wrong with yours bro .
It sends a signal to the ECU which in turn adjusts the amount of fuel to the injectors. If the CTS is faulty then it can send the wrong temperature and in turn cause fuelling issues.
did you also get a p017152 on your car? mine works fine when the engine is cold, but when it's fully worm up it starts to hesitate, missfire like a harsh shift mostly at 1800 rpm and the rev needle is not stable
iv got an 1.6 twinport.....the revs are pretty low and sum times cuts out wen i start cus they drop so low .....i had this problem with my fiesta st i just cleaned the throttle body and it was fine so i think this is the same thing ....just passed mot and man said the fact this is 2006 reg its in amazing condition. its only done 49000 miles ....can any1 help ...hopefully im right
Man, I really do not understand why do you change it. I expect to see the values coming from temperature sensor firstly by some cheap diag OBD2 ELM tool. That is easier than go directly to try changing sensors. I understand that bad temp sensor can make a problems. But many other engine sensors too, are you going to change all of them?
There is also only two sensors that can cause this It has no mass air flow meter Instead it used air temp and map sensors Map sensor if it was the issue would be lots worse But the air temp and coolant temp can't be out or it will misbehave
The guy could have also unplugged it and let the computer guess coolant temp to confirm this most likely what he did Also to diagnose these we used a paper clip In the correct two odb1.5 pins it will flash engine code using the EML light
alend175 should be the same as this engine. To the right of the engine between the engine block and the battery! Wiggle the coolant hoses out of the way and you'll see it
thanks (itsLeeLockwood) there are actually 2 coolant sensor 1 is at where you mentioned but the( 2 circut) one is located at the left bottom on the radiater just above the drain valve. thanks anyway.
No, its simple buying a used car is a gamble, most Vauxhall owners are retarded and do bad stuff to them and treat it like shit and same can be said for most cars
Mate,
Just wanted to say, £2+k and 3 garages and your video sorted the problem. Thank you from a guy in Scotland. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴🏴
Having similar symptoms with my 95 Subaru Impreza 2.2L. I know the coolant temp sensor is a "common" issue, so I think I'll go this route before I start throwing other parts at it.
Thanks mate!!
You just might have saved my bacon there friend; I'm experiencing exactly the same problems - car stutters once warmed up and doesn't idle properly. Already cleaned out the throttle body, replaced throttle body gasket, cleaned injector, replaced exhaust oxygen sensor, spark plugs, spark plug cables and ignition coil; not to mention the entire exhaust as the old one got burned up due to too rich fuel mixture..
I really REALLY hope this solves it or ima hafta give up on this car..
Thanks again!
When you get a problem like this, bad tickover and generally running rough, it actually makes you stressed and ill! Good fix.
Mate, seriously if this works you are an absolute legend..! Ive had the same problem with my 54 reg Corsa SXi 16v and so far forked out on a new coil pack, new plugs, had engine flush through it and all sorts. Was about to give up hope!!
It didnt work :(
Next thing Im trying is a new MAF and then maybe check for a clogged or dirty EGR. If that doesnt work then I am going to use more agressive tactics like using seafoam in my fuel tank and crank case.
i have a saturn astra that started misfiring in cylinder 3.
pretty sure it's the coil pack but now you're gonna make me double check the coolant sensor.
such a weird little car, but nice when it works haha
Glad to hear it worked....older video but maybe my comment will help someone. Have the exact same problem with my F150 5.4L 3V. Thesr engines are the plague from hell....fixed numerous stuff as it ages.
My codr reader actually read "eratic signal ECT". I got a new and plan to put it in tomorrow.....big pain have to pull the intake manifold....it deep in the valley between cylinder banks.....Ford strikes again.
After your vid I dont feel so bummed out taking it apart.
What i liked about your videos is that u talked about the symthoms and you showed the fix and the test drive many youtube videos just talk and dont show the fix
Man I've been having this happen at seemingly random moments and I had no clue what it could be. Only difference I have is that sometimes when I cold start it'll get the misfires consistently until I got the engine warm.
I added engine coolant to car. Then rough idle went away. Accelaration hesitation also went away. Engine coolant was on the low side but no error code for over heating or coolant sensor. Who would have thought!
I had the same problem wasn't very smooth when idling from a standing start seem to struggle an when traveling it would seem to splutter hesitate with excelaration it turned out to be the seals on the fuel pump an filter inside the fuel tank had perished an split so instead of the pump delivering fuel to the engine it was just putting it back into the fuel tank replaces all seal an it worked no problem soon as I fired it back up
Same thing happen to me. Did ur engine coolant overheats as well. Curious cuz that happened to me and was wondering if it’s related some how. Took me a while to get my spark plugs changed so thought it messed up the engine coolant as well?
Hi Lee . I was wondering what your engine temperature gauge was showing before you changed the sensor
Be got the same hesitation problem with my Astra will try cleaning the mass airflow sensor tomorrow which I doubt would help , then will try changing the ignition coil pack, if that doesn't work then will clean the throttle body , if that don't work I guess it's time to move on
TheTEKKENTV have any engine lights come on?
+itsLeeLockwood not at all , sometimes it will hesitate and the spanner light comes on for a bit then it goes away the next time I start it , I just cleaned the mass airflow sensor no difference , and I checked the throttle body it was clean no carbon at all , i serviced it about 3 weeks ago, maybe the wrong spark plugs were installed, any suggestions?
TheTEKKENTV this is the problem I had; I kept shovelling money into it. Before you do anything; take it to a garage and get the codes checked, even though the light isn't on all the time the codes will still be stored. That's my advice!
+itsLeeLockwood I checked the codes there are 2 that came up 0011 & 0068
TheTEKKENTV 0011 is related to intake camshaft and 0068 is related to the MAF sensor (that sounds like it could be the problem).. check the connectors, remove the MAF sensor; give it a clean with some electrical contact cleaner; if that doesn't work.. try getting a new MAF sensor
I have a misfire problem on my 1.4 tsi polo gti. All the cylinders seem to have misfires I have changed the spark plugs the coils , also cleaned the car's induction which had lot of dirt. The car's mileage is 64000 km so I don't think it's a matter o fuel injectors. You think I should try this sensor? Or any other ideas please? thank you
if its the 1,6 twinport z16xep, things to watch out for:
pcv valve failure, its built into the plastic rocker cover, lean error codes and hesitation/poor idle
exhaust manifold cracks and sounds like a missfire when revved
inlet manifold baffle plate, sounds like tappets or bent valves, just rebuild inlet manifold fixes it.
if you unplug the egr valve, youll get missfires and hesitation like a camshaft sensor error. and fails to start after randomly shutting off on occasion.
poor rocker cover design lets oil into the throttle body through the pcv valve and fills the lower inlet manifold
good luck with your astra lee
sold it now mate! it p*ssed me off too much haha.. thanks for the info!
Mine Z16XEP misfires only on 4th cylinder and this starts just after 1-2 minutes from cold start and drive. I see approx. 50deg. celsia when this happens, I feel the gas pedal is with bad response to rev-up. Also can not hold idle at stops until engine warm. Misfire occurs mainly when climbing hilly road, driving cold at narrow road is mostly OK. Everything is OK after warming up the engine, no problems at all. Changed two coil pack and few sets of spark plugs, throttle, cracked exhaust with catalyst, both O2 sensors, cleaned injectors and swapped them between.
just use a 19 ring spanner, no space issues. if you dont take the filler cap of almost no fluid comes of. easy job.
I replaced my one today made no difference.. heard before about this sensor, and everything he described in the video is what's happening to my corsa. Mine cost me £6.66 and a pain in the butt getting the cable off. So no real big loss but was so hopeful.
Did you fix that? What cause the problem?
Did you get a coolant message on the display on the centre console as I have the same problem with misfire but also have a coolant message.
My Astra 1.4 2012 stuttered and then stopped. Diagnosed number 2 cylinder misfiring. Now won't start. New coil pack and crank sensor with no effect, I'll give this a try.
Any news lol? Same problem here
@@munsurahmed906 Took it to a used Astra specialist and it was a blown fuse, which was a relief. Worth checking all the fuses, a simple remedy but caused lots of problems.
i know u don't have this anymore bro but I had same problem simply unplug each sensor 1 at a time till it idles ok mine was the air flow meter keep up the great content bro
big beard I tried it all mate it didn't change 😩 i eventually put it down to an ECU issue
@@itsleelockwood i have a opel astra H 1.6 twinport, thats actualy the same car, and i have the same problem now like you said in the video.. I changed the car spark plugs, coil and even this sensor what you showed in the video, and still the same problem.. Can you tell me please what happend after this video, did you fixed the problem and what was it? Please
So is that how you drain the coolant, by taking out the sensor?
Thank you gonna try this on the TL
At least u got a code in my 98 accord it took .e about 2 weeks to find out it was either the ECT or fan switch
clogged FGR channels might be the problem - common problem with the Z16XEP model. goes away if you clean or block the FGR with a blankin plate.
Christian Andersen tried it, swapped out the whole unit.. problem still there. I changed every valve, sensor and every removable part in the engine bay.. I finally put it down to the ECU and parted ways with the car
Hi , but all the cars have this sensor ? And it’s location is different in each car , whereto find this location , how to locate it In our car !?
Nice!🙂👍cheers from Australia
Thank you! Gonna try this out the Tl
Ty replaced temperature sensor no more misfiring. U da man lol ty vvmuch 2007 mini cooper
timdee1971able really?? Coolant temp sensor for a multiple misfire? Man I replaced fuel pump , fuel filter intake gaskets, cleaned fuel injectors, cleaned throttle body, pvc , checked for air leaks , cleaned maf sensor. Spark plugs, coil pack, spark plug wires . I’m going to try this see what happens; checked and it’s $20 for coolant sensor. Mini Cooper 2002
i have seat leon 1.9 tdi and it has a fault code p0118 and sometimes goes to 1000 rpm and stays there for fer minutes and goes back to normal after that does someone know whats the problem .. thanks :)
A LOT OF ASE MECHANICS MISS THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR,THE MAF AND THE CTS ONE THE AMOUNT OF AIR AND THE OTHER THE ENGINE INTERIOR TEMP ENGINES ARE DESIGNED TO RUN BEST @ 175 DEGREE!!
Hi bro I heard ur problem and I don't think u have the Astra now.
My dad had that problem bear in mind am 17 years old and I soon to be driving a corsa bro .
Anyway my dad had that problem at traffic lights keeping his foot on accelerator revving otherwise it would cut out and he had new coil packs and crank shaft censor and new wiring loom and new fuel injectors
He then had a machine hooked up from his mate.
He had the engine running and he took out fuel injector 1 and the engine did nothing so cylinder 1 had gone.
When we did the same to injector 2 and pulled it out, it made it splutter even worse. That showed that injector 1 was not working at all and also there was blue smoke coming out exhaust and that also showed burning oil through chamber through the bores .
Anyway we had to have a new engine and then when we opened the engine block and we saw that the piston rings cylinder 1, 2 and 3 had fucked up
No pistons rings in them and chunks put of piston so that was the problem of misfiring for us don't know about yours night of been the same. Can u let me know what was wrong with yours bro .
Daniel Smith never fixed the problem mate.
itsLeeLockwood it was a giant shitbox like most astras
Hope someone can help got a 1.8xer that hesitates when you floor it ,no codes or eml on but starts and idles fine
What coolant sensor has got to do with misfireing!!
It sends a signal to the ECU which in turn adjusts the amount of fuel to the injectors.
If the CTS is faulty then it can send the wrong temperature and in turn cause fuelling issues.
Exact problem with my accord
If you only see misfire codes, it's usually the camshaft sensor.
did you also get a p017152 on your car? mine works fine when the engine is cold, but when it's fully worm up it starts to hesitate, missfire like a harsh shift mostly at 1800 rpm and the rev needle is not stable
Lamda sensor is broken i had dis bifore
Thanks! I will try to replace it and see the results
Main fan does it make the car have misfire
Thanks mate 👍🏻
What docket set is that?
Same happened to me on my 2003 Isuzu Rodeo
iv got an 1.6 twinport.....the revs are pretty low and sum times cuts out wen i start cus they drop so low .....i had this problem with my fiesta st i just cleaned the throttle body and it was fine so i think this is the same thing ....just passed mot and man said the fact this is 2006 reg its in amazing condition. its only done 49000 miles ....can any1 help ...hopefully im right
i did the same with my ST it helped loads, im afraid nothing helped with the Astra.. i put it down to an ECU issue and sold the car
itsLeeLockwood ...ill let you no how i get on ....in general the car is fine just low revs
Man, I really do not understand why do you change it. I expect to see the values coming from temperature sensor firstly by some cheap diag OBD2 ELM tool. That is easier than go directly to try changing sensors. I understand that bad temp sensor can make a problems. But many other engine sensors too, are you going to change all of them?
It's a common problem With the engine setup
Well known fix for a reasonably unique situation
And mostly Because the MK3 astra in the UK wasn't odb2
There is also only two sensors that can cause this
It has no mass air flow meter
Instead it used air temp and map sensors
Map sensor if it was the issue would be lots worse
But the air temp and coolant temp can't be out or it will misbehave
The guy could have also unplugged it and let the computer guess coolant temp to confirm this most likely what he did
Also to diagnose these we used a paper clip
In the correct two odb1.5 pins it will flash engine code using the EML light
Hello if anyone could help my with my Opel Astra 1.6 xer. I always have an error p0170, bad fuel economy and bad acceleration.
You kinda resemble Sergio Ramos from real madrid. Anyhow .. I'm getting multi misfire ahhh this is my other guess I have a Saab 9-3..
I just ordered that very tool box 20 minutes ago. 😄
Ok bro by the way your videos are really good I ahve subscribed
Help please.
i got zafira b 2009 with error code p2182 coolant temp sensor 2 circut. but i cant find where is it located under the bonnet.
thanks.
alend175 should be the same as this engine. To the right of the engine between the engine block and the battery! Wiggle the coolant hoses out of the way and you'll see it
thanks (itsLeeLockwood) there are actually 2 coolant sensor 1 is at where you mentioned but the( 2 circut) one is located at the left bottom on the radiater just above the drain valve. thanks anyway.
Ist hard to find real Mecanics that can hit the nail right away with out any codes. Kids out there please finish school & study Mecanic
GGG gonna knock you out for not spelling Mechanic, ggg's fan.
@@garymiller2056 mecanics!
i tried that. doesn't fix it
Thank you for your video,but it makes people headache because it is not stable, and you should show more clearly ( far and near pics)
Nic
Its not simple or cheap but try not buying a vauxhall
No, its simple buying a used car is a gamble, most Vauxhall owners are retarded and do bad stuff to them and treat it like shit and same can be said for most cars
115k veiws, y'reet lad
Man ur high
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One way to make space take the battery out first man
Whatttt the fuck are you talking about....whats a caaaaa?
Oooor, just take it to a mechanic
nokia 1100 video camera.... :p