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Here's an ariel view of the actual road the accident took place on.

The lanes don't seem small at all. she had priority over the red car, so why she was 'waiting' is a mystery, as is the reason she drove in to the side of me when she was supposedly waiting for the red car to come out of the ...

Hi gang,
mk4 polo 1.4 auto 8v auto 1999.
intermittant problem
engine turns but will not start.
next day engine fires ok and runs fine, if I then switch off it may not start again or it may.
engine turns over but does not fire.
I have a spark at the leads.
vag-com shows no faults

any ideas

cheers ...

I carried out an engine flush last weekend.
I used a liquid flush called forte.
It is a reputable brand within the industry...so they say.

Heat engine to normal temp
Add the flush to existing oil
Tickover for approx 1/2 hour if engine oil is dirty/bad, or 20 mins if oil is clean.
Switch off
Let ...

the injectors make a tapping/clicky noise as they operate, and they are at the top of the engine.
??????????

That sounds very poor, although you may be a foot to the floor driver for all we know.
Seriously though, when I had a period of high fuel consumption on my 1.4 it turned out to be the lambda sensor which is the gizmo fixed on the exhaust down pipe that monitors air/fuel mixture gases and adjusts ...

Have you tried twisting the black adjusting knob that sticks out of the instrument panel.

mr rugby