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nessi
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   30th Aug 03 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I think my car is a bit poorly at the moment. It is a 1.4 16v sport and it has shit performance at the moment at low revs. Ive got new spark plugs but they didn't fix the problem. So ive been told to change my HT leads which i found out from vauxhall this morning are £130.
Should i change these leads to fix my problems?

Cheers Ness.
Adam-D
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30th Aug 03 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

u can get cheaper leads than that
MikeH
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30th Aug 03 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

And are you sure that is the problem?
Kris TD
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30th Aug 03 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

air filter dirty?
stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
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30th Aug 03 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i think u've been raped with the leads m8
nessi
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   31st Aug 03 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I didn't buy any leads from vauxhall.
I think im going to buy some from halfords or a local garage i know today and try and fit them myself.
Ness.
miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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31st Aug 03 at 10:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dont buy cheapy leads. Not worth it. For the cost of the vaux ones you could get some magnacore ones.

Borrow some leads off a mate and see if they make it better. At the moment your just guessing that that is the problem, so you dont really want to spend out when it probably isnt.
Cybermonkey
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31st Aug 03 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the only advantage "performance" leads have over cheaper ones are the quality of the silicone covers. Halfords own brand HT leads are built to the same spec as OE vauxhall leads. I had Halfords leads on my old corsa and an improvement was very noticable on cold winter mornings. Vauxhall leads are very good quality, but you pay through the teeth with them which i find strange. Just get some reasonable priced ones, and dont be fooled by the whole performance HT lead market. Wont offer any more performance over regular brands on a small engine like yours.

 
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