i have a 98 ford fiesta 1.3. the car has been in the ford garage three times with this problem. cutting out when approaching traffic lights, chugging when accellerating away from lights or junctions and recently i have noticed smoke from the exhaust. i've had a new battery, spark plugs, electronic timer and still the car is getting worse by the day. please help.

gem, May 2005

thanks for your help, i decided to take the car back to the garage for the 4th time and hopefully it has now been fixed. they recalibrated all electronics and loosened the tappits - seems to have done the trick, so far!

gem, May 2005

is there any back pressure from water tank / are u losing water or going through water more than normalif so in realation 2 this problem it may also be cylinder head gasket if there are any sighns of over heating / back pressure/miss firing/chugging etc

wee gav, May 2005

You fail to say if the car has had a new air filter and fuel filter. You also fail to say if the HT leads have been replaced. If not, then change all that haven't been done.

Mike, May 2005