hi,my car keeps cutting out when i stop at junctions,lights etc ,and sometimes its hard to start again,it also sometimes idles in drive but fine with all other gears,nothing is showing saying theres a fault ,please can you help :)

lianne, February 2011

Its difficult to diagnose this without looking. I had a fault where it wouldn't idle or start properly but it would sort of run. No codes present. The cam belt pulley (plastic) had disintegrated allowing the belt to jump teeth. To check if this has happened punch out the two covers at the right hand end of the head. When at top dead centre the marks on the end of the cams should run straight across. I was lucky and the valves were undamaged.

mags, February 2011