I have had this beautiful car for about a year now with no problems, but recently it has started running bad...what i mean is that the fuel delivery is not constant and it does not accelerate smoothly, it kind of splutters and occassionally I hear a 'pop' from the exhaust. it seems to get better if you drive it for longer and if you really give it some gas to 'clean it out'.
Also, it is very difficult to start in damp weather, but normally starts afterabou 15mins of trying, however, yesteday it wouldn't start after trying for half an hour...which ran the battery flat and then trying to jump start it it still wouldn't go. I left it for half an hour an eventually got it started, but just as it started the entire car died, no power at all; which I have found to be the main 100A fuse in the engine bay - it melted!
The last bit of info I can give you is that when I drive through big puddles of water i lose power until the water has been cleaned out of wherever i is getting in! and the car is normally ok again within about 5mins.
Could the spluttering/hard starting problem be the fuel filter? or fuel pump?
Any info would be very much apprciated.
Cheers!
Dave
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