2002 2.2 petrol manual saloon
This is the car on which I changed the head gasket recently. It has sat on the lawn for 6 weeks on a SORN note, now I wish to recommission it. On cold start it is inclined to start running slowly on 2 or 3, not respond to the throttle, and die. I try again, it does the same again. I try a third time it bursts into life and idles happily and steadily, and revs sweetly when throttle is opened.
I cannot give it a good thrashing, it's on a SORN note. Does anyone recognise the symptons, or have any suggestions? I fitted new plugs on reassembly, I have just taken one out, it's a bit sooty. There were 2 codes, P0130 02 sensor bank 1 sensor 1, and P0170 fuel trim bank 1. I have cancelled them and they have not reappeared.