Low Speed Misfire after 60K service
24 May 2001, 02:09 PM
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Hi
Just had my 60k service on tuesday and since then, I have had this misfire at low revs in second or third gear, a real pain in the backside around town!!
Has anyone ever seen this before, I am thinking it may have sumfin todo with the coil packs or the rubber bits around them(looking back at old threads!)
Anyone else care to shed some light on this ?
Just had my 60k service on tuesday and since then, I have had this misfire at low revs in second or third gear, a real pain in the backside around town!!
Has anyone ever seen this before, I am thinking it may have sumfin todo with the coil packs or the rubber bits around them(looking back at old threads!)
Anyone else care to shed some light on this ?
25 May 2001, 08:02 AM
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Hardy,
I had a similar problem, check you oil level to see if it's too high.
Mine was 1cm over the maximum on the dipstick, so I drained off the excess and then cleaned the wastegate solenoid with some aerosol brake cleaner. It'll take a 100miles or so to get rid of any excess crap left over and you may have to clean the wastegate solenoid a couple of times.
I replaced my coil packs a while back when I had a problem when accelerating to about 5000rpm and then it would misfire. Never had a problem at lowere revs, so check your oil level first mate.
Another thing to look at is where the coolant reservoir is, I'd noticed that some was spilt on my 60,000 service and it ran down the side of the engine making the front offside coil pack dirty and causing tracking.
Cheers
Neil
I had a similar problem, check you oil level to see if it's too high.
Mine was 1cm over the maximum on the dipstick, so I drained off the excess and then cleaned the wastegate solenoid with some aerosol brake cleaner. It'll take a 100miles or so to get rid of any excess crap left over and you may have to clean the wastegate solenoid a couple of times.
I replaced my coil packs a while back when I had a problem when accelerating to about 5000rpm and then it would misfire. Never had a problem at lowere revs, so check your oil level first mate.
Another thing to look at is where the coolant reservoir is, I'd noticed that some was spilt on my 60,000 service and it ran down the side of the engine making the front offside coil pack dirty and causing tracking.
Cheers
Neil
25 May 2001, 06:44 PM
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Exactly the same as happened to mine! Apparaently when they replace the spark plugs the coil packs can start giving these symptoms. I'm assuming you have an older car with a coil pack per plug?
Anyhow, rather than just get new coil packs (50 squid a shot) I just got new rubber boots for them. These slip ovre the end of the plug when the packs are fitted. They can get old and cracked after a few miles - it is hot down there after all. But even they are 7 squid a go! [Tip - the Scoob microfiche doesn't show them - Legacy ones for the same year are the same ones - I know - been there done that].
Anyhow, it turns out it was the coil packs on mine after all. Nothing elctrical - just the ends that fit over the plugs had cracked on 3 out of 4 of mine. Hmmmmm. Just used insulation tape and the new rubbers and all is OK at the moment.
Check them out first - just take the air box off the left side to get at them from the top and the screen wash bottle on the right.
Dave
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