Hey ppl. I have a 96 uk 2000 with a miss fire i have a new coil on order but wnt be here for another day or so. May sound stupid but im guessing its not good to drive your scooby when it sounds like a tractor?

Any imput would be great

 

should be ok for a short journey although i wouldnt drive it, if the cylinder isnt firing at all you run the risk of unburnt fuel in the cat which could damage it.

 

Cheers. I think ill just leave it for the weekend dnt wana cause anymore bloody problems.

 

Is it definately the coil?

Could be the plugs or even an injector if not the coil.

 

Im thinking it is a coil. Had problems on boost around 3/4000 rpm splutter/pops an sometime would completely die an had troubles restarting.
but now there is lack of any power and sounds really lumpy.
so figured a coil?

 

And ireplaced old plugs with irdium plus plugs in my self a few weeks ago. Didnt make any difference to running but started first time every time till yesterday. An thats when the lumpy running/ no power started

 

did you check the gap on the plugs??, also what grade irdium plugs did you use, they have a heat number on then like 6,7 ect

 

They were iridium power plus. I did gap the plugs befor fitting them but Im not sure on what heat level i bought.
Would it cause a problem if i got 6s insted of 7s or the othe way round??

Cheers

 

it can cause a prob, friend of mine changed his and he had the same prob yrs ago on his sti, just out of curiosity which way did you take your old ones out, is it a bitch of a job???

 

Just had a look at the box the plugs came in. No heat number just a part number.
i had to take out airbox and piping from one side. An washer bottle an batt from the other just to get room. Still ended with a few cuts to the hands tho lol

 

i would just leave the car until your new coil pack is fitted and see whats what then, how did you get the plugs out from the block once undone?

 

Yeah seams a safer option. I just grabbed them by hand with everthing out of the way theres just enough room just fiddly