3B Misfire!! SOLVED

[audiman]

I had this damn misfire that was driving me nuts, so i decided to actually take a look at what might be causing it, as one morning last week the car was stalling when cold and being a right ****** to restart. So I sprayed under the bonnet a light mist of water and could see the spark arcing over the top of the coil.

Luckily I had one 'in stock' thanks to Steve H for that!!

This stopped the car from stallling when cold/damp, but i still had a crappy misfire at the top end. With the cost of the HT leads having gone up recently i decided to take a risk and buy a set of 7A leads from GSF. They do just about fit, but i now cant refit the '20V Turbo' cover. Nevermind!!

The car now doesnt misfire and idles perfectly, as before it was lumpy at idle, i fitted a set of spark plugs whilst i was there too.

The reason for my 4 cylinder moments was the ******ed no. 5 lead, the wire cam eout of the boot!! Not bad for 163k miles!!!

[steve930]

the old girl is on top form again, at last,

is the clutch next

[audiman]

Still waiting for the clutch! Once thats in, im gonna be practising some launches ready for GTI!! Might give the old clutch one last final death ride. See if i can beat 12.3s 1/4 mile

[4WheelDrifter]

Glad you got it sorted Tom. That misfire was savage. Losing one cylinder at WOT on your car seemed to make a lot of difference to the acceleration. I'm not sure how your head didn't get thrown through the windscreen!

[audiman]

Im too short! I cant reach it

[4WheelDrifter]

So you are! So that's how.

[steve930]

Im too short! I cant reach it