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Offline Richie_C

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Sounds like its running on 3 1/2 cylinders
« on: 20 January 2012, 08:31 »
Need some help and advice guys.

The golf is sounding like an impreza.
Its sounding like its fireing on 3 ½ cylinders.
Ive pushed all leads in. Havent checked for a spark because plugs leads and dizzy+rotor arm are about 4 month old.
Its recently had new leads plugs dizzy.
theres a loss of power at low end while pulling away
Theres a rattly noise aswell from engine at low revs and light acceleration
It fires up but sounds like the engine is skidding if you no what i mean.

Any ideas could it be coil pack?
The earth lead from the coil is coroded where it attatches to the head could this cause it?

Its a 16v ABF

Cheers for any help guys