Morning all. Had a misfire for the last few weeks. Car is a 94 1.0 Base model, all standard, no mods. Car starts a treat, runs but power low and running rough. This is what I've done today:
1. Changed plugs for nice fresh NGK's .... 1 & 2 were a nice colour, 3 & 4 were quite dark and a bit oily.
2. HT leads were changed with decent ones ... no significant improvement. I guess those were maybe 3-4 years old
3. Distributor cap was changed for a Lucas one.... it was very worn and the metal electrodes white and quite a bit of dust in there
4. Rotor Arm was changed with a Lucas one ... was also very rough at the end.
5. Distributor Cap gasket seemed to have disappeared .... not sure about that. Heat? Anyway that's changed.
As I say, it starts a treat, it's running but I'm not sure it's running hugely better after changing those parts. All the parts freed up and changed nicely. I ran the car between each plug, lead and component change. So I'm confident the bits done are done right as it were.
Would be grateful if anyone has any steer what might be looking at next. Replacement distributor? Throttle body fix has been done in the dim past but wondering if that could be a factor? Anyway any ideas would be very welcome and appreciated.
All the best
1. Changed plugs for nice fresh NGK's .... 1 & 2 were a nice colour, 3 & 4 were quite dark and a bit oily.
2. HT leads were changed with decent ones ... no significant improvement. I guess those were maybe 3-4 years old
3. Distributor cap was changed for a Lucas one.... it was very worn and the metal electrodes white and quite a bit of dust in there
4. Rotor Arm was changed with a Lucas one ... was also very rough at the end.
5. Distributor Cap gasket seemed to have disappeared .... not sure about that. Heat? Anyway that's changed.
As I say, it starts a treat, it's running but I'm not sure it's running hugely better after changing those parts. All the parts freed up and changed nicely. I ran the car between each plug, lead and component change. So I'm confident the bits done are done right as it were.
Would be grateful if anyone has any steer what might be looking at next. Replacement distributor? Throttle body fix has been done in the dim past but wondering if that could be a factor? Anyway any ideas would be very welcome and appreciated.
All the best
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