My cab which is a m20b28 has started to misfire slightly and backfires a bit, but the car had not lost any power. The car was fine until yesterday.
Things that iv checked/done
Compression test all 6 are good
Changed leads
Checked for spark which is strong
Checked temp sensor which is good
Maf is good
Checked the injectors by putting a screwdriver on each one and heard the tick
I am going to change the rotor arm plus the distributor cap with new ones, but don't think that is the issue.
My question is can it be fuel Related? Has anyone got any other idea?
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What's the colour of the spark plug tips - all a nice tan colour, or is one whiter than the others?
And, are you getting any loss of coolant, or steam out of the exhaust?
And, are you getting any loss of coolant, or steam out of the exhaust?
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Plugs came out dark, I'll put up pictures up of them tomorrowSpeedtouch wrote:What's the colour of the spark plug tips - all a nice tan colour, or is one whiter than the others?
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It's a possibility it could be fuel related, if you got a dodgy batch with some water in, say...
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I only use v power on all my cars, but will check the plugs and put up a picture tomorrow.Speedtouch wrote:It's a possibility it could be fuel related, if you got a dodgy batch with some water in, say...
I was thinking fuel pump, or the fuel filter
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Could also be one of those at fault. Misfires can be quite hard to diagnose. My Minor once had an intermittent one that steadily got worse until one day, it wouldn't start; I checked for a spark and there was one, so I was about to remove the cylinder head for a look, when I decided to check the sparks again. This time round, no spark - turned out the ignition coil had failed. A new coil later, and all was well again.
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Iv changed the coil with a known working one but no joy.Speedtouch wrote:Could also be one of those at fault. Misfires can be quite hard to diagnose. My Minor once had an intermittent one that steadily got worse until one day, it wouldn't start; I checked for a spark and there was one, so I was about to remove the cylinder head for a look, when I decided to check the sparks again. This time round, no spark - turned out the ignition coil had failed. A new coil later, and all was well again.
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Pictures of the soak plugs, the first in the left is number 1 and the last on the right is 6

This is what all 6 used to look like in September


This is what all 6 used to look like in September

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Got the misfire sorted after giving plug 2 a good clean.
I have not changed or done any modifications to the car in the past 6 months, so why would the plugs end up like that?
I have not changed or done any modifications to the car in the past 6 months, so why would the plugs end up like that?
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They don't look at all bad to me. Are they the correct spark plugs for the engine, and correctly gapped?
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The plugs are ngk-r can't remember the number. But plug 2 was not sparking, gave it a clean and it was fine. No misfireSpeedtouch wrote:They don't look at all bad to me. Are they the correct spark plugs for the engine, and correctly gapped?
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Very odd; they normally have to be very fouled up indeed not to spark at all! 
Indication of a failing coil pack, perhaps...
Indication of a failing coil pack, perhaps...
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Plug number 2 was fooked, I needed to use a knife to get the crap offSpeedtouch wrote:Very odd; they normally have to be very fouled up indeed not to spark at all!
Indication of a failing coil pack, perhaps...
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