Renault megane problem

MsMolly

coming to work this morning, car chugging and wouldn't go beyond sixty, no power, got here ok and will hopefully get it home to get it to my mechanics this evening but does anyone recognise what may be the prob?????

BrianD3

Petrol or diesel? If petrol, it's likely to be a faulty plug coil. Common issue. Takes about 5 minutes to fix (once you have the part)

bazz26

Car could be in "limp home" mode, could be a number of things to be honest.

But something similar happened to somebody I know with a Megane and it was an ignition coil issue. Seems to be a pretty common issue on the Megane.

johnf2020

Coils---simple As

joolsveer

I have a 2003 1.6 Megane from new and the coils have gone several times with symptoms as you describe. My mechanic tells me that this problems even affects non French cars.

DannyBuoy

99% sure its the ignition coils, happened twice on a megane I had and once on another megane I had, notorious problem with them. Any Renault mechanic on here will verify.
Its only a 5 min job to replace them

PaddyFagan

Another vote for the coils going - sounds exactly like what happen to me with my Megane some years back.

Paddy

PS Just to note the same thing happened in my Golf (Plus) a month or two back, so it isn't just French cars.

R.O.R

Sounds like a coil to me - I'm waiting for the Auto Factors to deliver one to me for my Skoda (feckin VW engines!).

Rather than take it to a mechanic speak to your local motor factors and see if they have the part in stock. Will probably charge you half what a main dealer would and it really is a plug out knackered one, plug in new one job. You may have to remove the engine cover to get to the top of the coils.

MsMolly

thanks for all your input, but some questions, will it get me home this eve, about 20 miles. it is driving below 60, will it die on the way and is it bad for the car if i do so?

R.O.R

MsMolly wrote: »

thanks for all your input, but some questions, will it get me home this eve, about 20 miles. it is driving below 60, will it die on the way and is it bad for the car if i do so?

Last time this happened to me my mechanic said I should have pulled over and got the car towed. It will probably get you home, but all the unburnt fuel from that cylinder is going through the Catalytic Converter which could damage it. Besides, if yours is running anything like mine it's not a huge amount of fun.

BrianD3

I once drove 100+ miles with one coil gone, as stated it's not much fun but didn't damage the cat (passed the NCT afterwards no problem)