thanx 4 the help ppl, think i found the prob after looking through some other topics, i poped the bonnet last nyt after scaring ppl with the loud backfireing(was funny) 2 c wot i could c and saw the little blue sparks were the coil pack is arcing, so will b in the garage sorting it 2moro nyt instead of bein in the pub,lol thanx again