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Its wobbling front to back, like the engine is swinging forwards and backward. Plugs were changed in July 2010. Its not stalling or missing. Feels like the engine and gearbox are just swinging in the wind lol.

The little 125k mile meg passed her MOT last week with only one or two minor things to rectify (need to fit a couple cv boots and tyres soon)! However.... When driving on and off the clutch in very slow traffic (1st and 2nd gear) the gear stick will often wobble quite violently. Feels to me...

Really....? Nobody else has come across this issue....?!

I've just bought a Megan coupe 1.6 16v Alize (x-reg, 124k miles) to run about in and i have a problem. Im sure you'll all have had similar issues with your megs so im expecting to have this fixed by the weekend ;) Speedo and milometer don't work. The speedo needle worked for about 2 miles at...

Cheers buddy, appreciate the offer. I've got it all standard at the moment, still deciding what to do with it - I'll keep you posted ;) Cheers.

Didn't VW throw that crazy golf together i like, 6 weeks? 'What do we have spare in the stores right now fellas?' 'Gallardo rear sub-frame, Conti GT motor and a white Golfwith no interior.' 'I'll take it!' 'Which bit boss?' 'All of it.... MWAHAHAHAHAA!'

Cheers chaps :)

RESULT! Me and my mate were in the workshop until 23:10 last night and back down there again at 08:30 today.... It was worth it. She now runs and drives absolutely beautifully! YES! We're still not completely clear on the which of the contributory factors was the final straw but its all...

Removed all the valves last night. All buckets look good, valves are all slightly cokey and pitted but nothing more than you'd expect on a car with 92k on. All will be thoroughly cleaned and valves will all be reseated. The spark issue. Im going to fit a new camshaft position sensor and...

Ok. The state of play now is as follows: Head is off and all valves and pistons look fine, im having it all thoroughly checked out today. Still not sure whats causing the lack of number 2 spark. Its not the coil or the plug. Will update again tomorrow.

We checked/replaced all coils and plugs to no end, still no spark on 2. Its the lack of compression on 2 which scares me :confused: I'll know more tonight when we whip the head off. I'll keep you posted.

So.... I'm driving along at about 40mph and my car decides to run on three cylinders, then two, then three etc. I pull up at the side of the road and it dies, it won't restart. I get it recovered to my mates workshop where we swap coil packs (number two isn't sparking) and crankshaft sensor...

Genious! I'm off to a generic DIY store for supplies! Cheers ;)

Cheers bud. Excellent thread this, nice to hear peoples thoughts having done it myself lol.

I had the pleasure of taking an extended re-test a little while ago, having had to re-take my theory test. The test lasted 90 minutes and i got 7 minors, knowing how to drive and knowing how to pass driving test are two totally different disciplines, i think anyone could do it if they remembered...