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Did a search which suggested it may be coilpacks/ingniter but here's the symptoms if any of you kind folks can confirm or otherwise.
When starting the engine from cold it will pulse very rythmically with seemingly no effect on the rev counter. This used to stop once the engine was properly warmed but now it does it all the time. In the last couple of weeks the car has started driving worse, feels like it's missing on two cylinders. It's extremely sluggish and misfires almost constantly.
I've checked the spark plugs which are the standard ones (6's) and they all seem ok with no huge colour difference between them and they don't look sooty or burnt. No smoke from exhaust. The car is guzzling fuel... must be getting about 8miles to the gallon!
I've had a check for loose boost hoses as at first it felt like boost leak but all seem ok.
There is a definate misfire at 1100rpm when revving the car gently, the needle jumps back to around 950rpm.
Are splitfires the only way to go to replace the standard coil packs and igniter?
I had thought about cutting a hole at the front of the sparkplug cover and venting cool air from the viscous fan, it does get bloody hot in there!
Any help much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jonny
When starting the engine from cold it will pulse very rythmically with seemingly no effect on the rev counter. This used to stop once the engine was properly warmed but now it does it all the time. In the last couple of weeks the car has started driving worse, feels like it's missing on two cylinders. It's extremely sluggish and misfires almost constantly.
I've checked the spark plugs which are the standard ones (6's) and they all seem ok with no huge colour difference between them and they don't look sooty or burnt. No smoke from exhaust. The car is guzzling fuel... must be getting about 8miles to the gallon!
I've had a check for loose boost hoses as at first it felt like boost leak but all seem ok.
There is a definate misfire at 1100rpm when revving the car gently, the needle jumps back to around 950rpm.
Are splitfires the only way to go to replace the standard coil packs and igniter?
I had thought about cutting a hole at the front of the sparkplug cover and venting cool air from the viscous fan, it does get bloody hot in there!
Any help much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jonny