Ok thanks for that guys. :thumbs:

if you want to hear what a misfire sounds like, find a car with ht leads, remove a lead - vola a misfire

you cant do it on your car coz you have a coil pack, ie no leads, direct above sparks

You'll be able to tell by the sound of the engine at idle if its misfiring.

If you suspect a misfire then take a lead off at a time while the engine is running. If the sound/running of the engine doesnt change when i lead is removed then you know thats they cylinder that has a problem

Rob

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Originally posted by warren.g but in your case slowly

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put it in 5th at 30mph, and floor it

if it coughs, splutters jolts etc then theres a miss fire, otherwise show pull away cleanly and but in your case slowly

So let take my engine for example, 3 cylinders.

Can one of the spark pluggs missfire ? Or would all three do it.

Also, what would happen if one of the plugs was missfiring, would the car still start ?

How do you know?

I knew mine was when it did it on startup. Gobbled like a demented turkey and revved like shit.

The way of solving mine was lobbing an XE in, but you could start with a new set of leads/plugs.

ttt :)

Ok, so i guess when someone says there engine is Misfiring, they mean that one or more of the spark pluggs didn't spark - therefor not creating the explosion needed... right ? My question is.

How would you know if your engine is missfiring ? and i guess you would solve it by cleaning you spark plugs or buying new ones ?

It's never happened to me so i just wanted to know.

Thanks :thumbs:

[Edited on 06-02-2007 by Wonderboy]