Hey guys my vl dropped all the coolant an it was about to over heat so I turnt it off turnt out to be a hose fixed it then went to start the car and it started but runs like **** it's like it's running on 5 cylinders any ideas? It will barely run and eventually stalls

Is it using coolant now It could be a cracked head or head gasket from getting hot Carry out a compression test and then you'll know.. Or pull the spark plug on the missing cylinder and inspect for cause of miss

I proberly put a litre of coolant in it and it won't take anymore

possibly water (coolant) got into the electrics now causing the miss

Did the alternator get wet and now isn't providing enough power for the car to be running correctly? Volt gauge showing anything odd? temp gauge doing anything? Maybe also have a look at all of your plugs/connectors to make sure none of them are wet ?

reseat the MAF connector (6 pin), Coolant temp sensor (2 pin square connector) remove the plug leads 1 by 1 and clean and dry them or blow out with compressed air.

Thanks for your help guys it's decide to run fine now so I'd say something was wet

That's good to hear it was something simple that something had got wet last time I got a rb30 over half temp on the gauge the head decided to crack so you were luckier then myself

Reminds me, i still wanna stick one of these in my SL top radiator hose at some point as from when mine lost water a few months back, i wasnt even aware untill i got home and the overflow bottle was bone dry.... lucky it was only a short trip http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Contro...0-details.aspx (http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Controller___Switches-LOW_COOLANT_LEVEL_ALARM_KIT___PART_No__1030-details.aspx) Bit pricey, but i was looking into doing a dodgy system elsewhere and it just seems less trouble getting this kit and just cutting/fitting into hose.