Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Took my car to "The Garage" in Wishaw. After being messed around for a week and a half i decided to pick it up and have a go myself. The car has been lying out for this length of time and it has been absolutely pissing down here. I got into the car and it started hesitantly. Once going it had a sort of subaru rumble to it but i couldn't be arsed with the garage anymore so decided just to get it home. I have taken off each of the coil pack connecters, one at a time, to see if there was any of them not making a difference. For each one i took off it ran worse so i'm guessing there is nothing wrong with the connectors, coilpacks or spark plugs. Other than that i don't have any experience of what else could be wrong. My best guess is water somewhere but i'll leave the diagnosing up to you guys. Any ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 try the recesses where the sparkies lie. mine were full of water and lead to a misfire burble type noise. have to take the metal securing plate where the rubber from the cables pushes into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 When I had a missfire I took off each one doing the same see if one makes no difference test & it was worse on each one. I took the connectors apart, pushed the contacts so they were making better contact & it vanished, so I wouldn't rely entirly on the fact that just because every one made it worse it can't be coilpack related, HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Was it sitting outside with the bonnet off? If not then id say its more likely that its something they have done rather than water ingress - many Supras park outside in heavy rain and snow and we dont see any other issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Was it sitting outside with the bonnet off? If not then id say its more likely that its something they have done rather than water ingress - many Supras park outside in heavy rain and snow and we dont see any other issues! TRD replica bonnet unfortunately. Also, the sparky cover was off as i had a coilpack clip issue before. Thanks for the replies guys, Jay.. the coilpack clips are new but i know what u mean about the contacts. Think i'll get my little screwdriver out and give them a little push out. Think i'll take out the whole lot too (sparkplugs, coilpacks) and give it all a good cleaning out as its manky in there. Thats a job for tomorrow though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ahh, bummer Cleaning and drying ought to see you right as rain (lol) and if not methodically going through it as you have been will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Cheers Rob, just hoping its nothing to do with the injectors or anything like that. Would be just my bloody luck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 its ok bud, you could have a knackered oil pump/big ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 its ok bud, you could have a knackered oil pump/big ends Ehh?? Wouldn't that make a knocking noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I'd test the injectors 1 by one by taking the plugs off whiilst it's running - you may kill the engine a few times till you find the culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 I'd test the injectors 1 by one by taking the plugs off whiilst it's running - you may kill the engine a few times till you find the culprit. Ahh ok, so no damage from doing the same as what i do with the sparkplugs then? No problem with running a dry spark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ehh?? Wouldn't that make a knocking noise? yup...thats my current problem:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 yup...thats my current problem:( Oh right, sorry to hear that buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 ah well, as all things, it'll be fixed, just like yours will be soon too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) Ok, gave it all a good clean and the good news is the car is running sweet as a nut. Only problem now is i only have the 1st turbo, when the 2nd one should be coming online the boost drops down to 0. I'm guessing something else is stuck open or not working properly. Off i go searching If any of u have any ideas to help me out, let me know. Might save me some time. Thanks Edit: THanks to Ian C it looks like an EGCV problem. Looking into it now. Edited August 23, 2008 by Scott (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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