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Offline TRANTER

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backfiring at speed
« on: 29 March 2008, 14:48 »
driving my golf yesterday for about 8 mile real nice to drive about 75mph then i put my foot down and it pops and backfires and seems to judder just a touch then it clears just like that any ideas anyone first time its done it cheers all, New battery , plugs ht leads , dizzy cap , exhaust , and coil

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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #1 on: 29 March 2008, 15:08 »
fuel setting too rich maybe

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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #2 on: 29 March 2008, 15:12 »
yes could be mate as when i was driving back the revs were a tad high so i adjusted the screw when i got back to around 980 where it idles real nice when warm would a fuel filter change be a good idea

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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #3 on: 29 March 2008, 16:05 »
Check your earths - could be one of them is dirty but is only breaking down under load.
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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #4 on: 29 March 2008, 16:19 »
whats that on the injector or plugs that need checking cheers mte

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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #5 on: 29 March 2008, 18:56 »
The earths - from the ECU to the chassis, from the engine to the chassis and the engine and battery to the battery.  A dodgy connection to any of those, which is cutting power could result in no sparks from time to time and backfiring.
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Re: backfiring at speed
« Reply #6 on: 29 March 2008, 19:20 »
yeah sound mate will check them out as my battery dies from time to time with a new battery coil fitted and alternator