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 Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 8:50 am |
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Hi all
hope someone can help me out here, been on a 300 mile round trip with out a problem, until I got to about 1/4 mile from home.
Going round a roundabout the car started to miss and splutter but didn't cut out.
Car starts but sounds like its running on 3 cylinders ??
Car runs a bit better (still missing tho, not as bad) if I take the breather pipe off the top of the rocker cover.
No warning lights on dash
Checked the air filter- clean ok
By the way its a 1.1 petrol 52 reg.
Many Thanks Gazza
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Last edited by gazza420 on Sun May 08, 2011 8:58 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 8:55 am |
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Hi mate my 1.6 XS did that before like dropped revs n lost power but didnt cut out, I bought a bottle of redex and it cured it after a bottle of that n few trips to petty station,, Hope this helps :),, Injectors tend to get crap on them alot and also doesnt help going low on fuel (N)
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:15 am |
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Spark plugs? Idle control valve?
My knowledge of engines is basic at best.
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:52 am |
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Hi all
Just a thought, if it was a Fault with the Coil pack, would the EML come on and would it produce a fault code even tho there's no EML on
Thanks Gazza
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:57 am |
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Hasnt got NGK spark plugs fitted I hope 
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:00 am |
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My great great great uncle was Joe Darby the record canal jumper
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:02 am |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Hasnt got NGK spark plugs fitted I hope |
I dont know, would it make a diffrence
thanks gazza
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:02 am |
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| Andrewxps wrote: |
| My great great great uncle was Joe Darby the record canal jumper |
WTF
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:04 am |
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| gazza420 wrote: |
| Andrewxps wrote: |
| My great great great uncle was Joe Darby the record canal jumper |
WTF |
This is what happens when I have too many tabs open.. was meant to be in the 'famous family members' thread
sorry!
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:07 am |
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| gazza420 wrote: |
| MrBSI wrote: |
| Hasnt got NGK spark plugs fitted I hope |
I dont know, would it make a diffrence
thanks gazza |
Oh yes 
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:21 am |
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| Andrewxps wrote: |
| gazza420 wrote: |
| Andrewxps wrote: |
| My great great great uncle was Joe Darby the record canal jumper |
WTF |
This is what happens when I have too many tabs open.. was meant to be in the 'famous family members' thread
sorry! |
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:57 am |
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Hi all
thanx for the replies all sorted now,
Changed the plugs-still the same, so replaced the coil pack which done the trick.
After removing the old coil pack I noticed that one of the contacts was a slight copper colour where the other three were silver, maybe something for the next person with the same problem to look out for.
Thanks Gazza
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:06 pm |
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Inded, misfiring, coil packs are often the first port of call!
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