#1: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:51 am ---- This only started this evening on my 138gti
When between 1750-2250 rpm I'm getting a miss fire and a flatspot.
Its not too bad as I can just accelerate through it, but it's a pain as between gear changes it usually picks up at around 2000rpm, so every gear change I'm getting this, unless I'm giving it beans.
Many thanks in advance.
#2: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:53 am ---- Engine managment light on?
#3: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:00 pm ---- Nope, the bulb only comes on with the ignition on.
#4: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:16 pm ---- Might be worth checking / replacing the spark plugs first.
Nice set of Bosch super plus plugs are cheap enough.
Hope it aint running NGK's
#5: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: roberto.f, Location: Coventry/ManchesterPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:18 pm ---- Could be loads of things. Injectors faulty, lambda, coil pack, spark plugs, list goes on..
#6: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:21 pm ---- Yup, I'm aware it could be a number of things.
Luckily I'm quite handy with tools, I mainly wanted to rule out a clutch issue as it's always between the same rpm.
#8: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:10 pm ---- There will be a fault code stored now
#9: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:20 pm ---- Does that mean I have to take it to a garage?
#10: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: GTINI, Location: Northern IrelandPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:54 pm ---- I had a similar problem. My car started to misfire and one of my mates said it might have been my HT leads or spark plugs. So we changed the sparks to super 4's but that didn't solve the problem. My uncle then did a diagnostics and found that an injector was the problem. After a few weeks, the same again, one of the other injectors had gone. Then it misfied again so I had enough, it needed serviced anyway so sent it into puegeot to see what the crack was and they serviced it. I felt stupid after, the sparks plugs wern't tightened so when accelerating they where bouncing out and causing a misfire (wasn't me that change the sparks lol). But the original problem was the injector but thats what can happen so get everything checked. Also maybe check the coil pack, changed it too but it wasn't that lol. Hope that helps a bit.
#11: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:59 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
There will be a fault code stored now
Any help?
#12: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: copey, Location: rochdalePosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:02 am ----
sicskate wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
There will be a fault code stored now
Any help?
take it a garage, get the fault codes read, then you'll know exactly what todo
#13: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:12 am ---- A decent garage will charge nothing or very little to plug a diagnostic machine in. You may need to get the error log cleared before the light goes out.
#14: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: jaybooooi, Location: walesPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:18 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Might be worth checking / replacing the spark plugs first.
Nice set of Bosch super plus plugs are cheap enough.
Hope it aint running NGK's
Can I ask what is wrong with running ngk spark plugs?
#15: Re: Odd misfire :-/ Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:43 am ---- Hmm, light has gone now, but misfire remains :/
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