My girlfriends Auntie and Uncle have a 2001 Xsara, petrol - 1.4 I think, possibly a 1.6. Anyway tonight on their way home apparantly there was a light flashing on and off on the far left hand side of the instrument cluster, and the car was 'shuddering' when they came to a stop. Anyway when I went and looked at it when I started it up the flashing light had stopped, and the engine diddnt seem to be misfiring or anything - althought I diddnt drive it, and I diddnt rev it much as it was late.
I am guessing then that this light is the engine management light, and that the shuddering they speak of was it misfiring.
Would I be right in thinking the coil pack would be the first thing to check/replace on one of these engines?
Xsara light flashing (engine managment?) and shuddering
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