Misfire following plugs and leads swap

Misfire following plugs and leads swap

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MackemPete

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219 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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Just went to pick my car up after my mates garage fitted new plugs and leads. Car idles fine but had a misfire as soon as you tried to rev it.

He's going to double check the connections tomorrow, however I would have thought a misfire would be felt at idle too? I seem to remember that when I bought the car it spluttered a bit like this and it turned out to be coil packs.

MackemPete

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965 posts

219 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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It's the perfect idle that has me flummoxed. He's completely going to check the basics as it went in driving OK and came out misfiring.

MackemPete

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219 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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No following good advice on here I went with standard OEM from TVR car parts for the leads.

Plugs were DENSO Iridium Tough Spark Plug [VK20].

I've got my fingers crossed it's just a loose lead. Need her back for a run up to hartside on Sunday.

MackemPete

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219 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Cars all sorted. They had a couple of leads the wrong way around!

Definitely pulls a lot cleaner with the new plugs and leads. Smoother part throttle running with less surging. Makes it nicer to drive.

MackemPete

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Sunday 15th May 2016
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Sure did. Woke a few people up too:
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