Random timing issue

for gods sake get it looked at... check the cam timing, then get it plugged in somewhere good, you'll give the png a bad name driving that slow

I haven't got any PNG stickers on my car, no free advertising here buddy. I'm the sort of sad **** that turns tesco bags inside out :P lol

On a serious note, is there anyway of testing the coil and module that sits underneath the coil?

Is it an early or late spec engine?

Early I think, it came from an G reg

Well what shape is the top of the cam cover? What make is the ECU? and what colour is the dizzy cap?

Round top on the cam cover, Bosch 0227 291 053 ecu, orange dizzy cap

Good, that the early engine, the later square top cam cover has a siemens brain, Bosch AFM, and Lucas black dizzy.

Your coil should be the round cylinder type and iirc it tells you how to check it in the haynes manual.
The timing mark on the bottom pulley will have a pointer at the bottom of the block to check timing.
My money would be on a fueling issue rather than timing.
Sorry I can't be anymore help but I'd get the co levels checked asap.

Coolio, thanks for your help Bazil. I'll cheak out lines, pump etc.

More likley it's a fuel/air mix problem rather than fuel delivery,

ive head of the contacts in the afm wearing out or getting dirty, might be worth checking