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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: N3VS X on 22 November 2007, 22:07

Title: misfire
Post by: N3VS X on 22 November 2007, 22:07

i got a misfire on 3rd cylinder any1 know what it'd be?

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: richw911 on 22 November 2007, 22:42

What engine? Could be coilpack??

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: ian00uk on 22 November 2007, 23:05

ive got 2 codes. one is multiple missfires and the other is cylinder 1 missfire.not long had coil packs changed

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: J5H VW on 22 November 2007, 23:11

switch the coil pack you get the misfire on to another cylinder and see if the misfire follows it..... if so, its the coil pack. 

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: AlanD on 23 November 2007, 09:36

Id bet my mortgage on the coil packs :D

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: ian00uk on 23 November 2007, 10:05

i only had em changed few months ago surely they shudnt be failing already?

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: AlanD on 23 November 2007, 10:15

That last comment is not legally binding.

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: richw911 on 23 November 2007, 11:02

Quote from: aland on 23 November 2007, 10:15

That last comment is not legally binding.

 :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: ub7rm on 23 November 2007, 13:19

Did you clear the codes after you changed the coil packs?  Just changing them wouldn't have cleared the codes.....

Title: Re: misfire
Post by: AlanD on 23 November 2007, 13:29

Yes, clear the codes.