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2002 1.2 polo cylinder error

  • 30-12-2018 3:57pm
    #1
    Reid Witty Band-aid
    Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭ Reid Witty Band-aid


    Hi,

    I have a 1.2 polo and I was driving today and got a loss of power and shuddering. I have a scanner in the car so I pulled in and it's showing code PO303 which it says is a cylinder issue, but of googling suggests exhaust valve burnt out. Seems to be driving fine when I started it again , is it safe for me to drive with one cylinder not working, have to drive 5k into work tomorrow..

    I'll get it to mechanic when I can but if it is the exhaust valve it won't be economic to fix it. Funny because the car had this issue before I had it and the whole top end was rebuilt with new valves put in about 40k ago


Comments

  • #2
    dar_cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    Could just be a coil pack. Especially if you had it rebuilt 40k ago. Should be ok to drive but would try get it sorted as soon as you can


  • #3
    dar_cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭dar_cool


    When that cylinder starts to misfire the ecu cuts power to the injector so your only running on 2 cylinders then


  • #4
    Reid Witty Band-aid
    Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭ Reid Witty Band-aid


    dar_cool wrote: »
    When that cylinder starts to misfire the ecu cuts power to the injector so your only running on 2 cylinders then

    Yeah the loss of power is there at times so it's definitely misfiring I was just wondering was it safe to drive a small enough distance which seems to be , thanks


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