General Misfiring

[Andy2011]

Another one of these threads...

For a while now i've had misfiring, in damp conditions.
Checked under the bonnet, dont have a clue where and what im looking at, with engine on, i say 'What looked like small christmas lights'
It was misfiring when i reved it, went out in the car about 3hrs ago, so it's only been resting for around 3hrs and is misfiring.


P.S it's raining outside.

 

[dave]

HT leads sound buggered, did you see sparks jumping about all over them?

 

[Andy2011]

Didn't really see them jumping, but there were the small spots of light all over the place. At first i thought it was just droplets of water reflecting, but its not...

 

[dave]

touch them see if it hurts

 

[Andy2011]

*Ouch he says*

Mainly to the left of the Air filter, i saw some jumping, only small sparks. Touched it and got a slight tingle...

 

[dave]

you need to buy new HT leads then, they have gone porous

 

[Andy2011]

Easy, quick DIY job or ?

Cheers

 

[dave]

yes about as easy as you can get.
buy a set change one at a time, then you wont mix up what one goes where

 

[Andy2011]

Best place to get some ?
What brand is the best value for money ?

Cheers

 

[blu73]

just go to your local motor factors (or halfords) and ask for a set for your car

 

[dave]

don't go halfords you may end up with leads for a different car

 

[blu73]

well i never recommend halfords tbh but the reference books don't tend to lie. Its mroe just coz everything is expensive that i avoid it myself.

 

[dave]

well i never recommend halfords tbh but the reference books don't tend to lie. Its mroe just coz everything is expensive that i avoid it myself.

ive heard 3 stories in the last week that would say other wise. one was they told a guy he needed h4 bulbs in the shop for mk2 headlights no mk2 have that same dude looked on website put reg in and was told h1 for 1 beam h7 fot the other, thats wrong too they have a matching pair of one or the other.

another was a dude went to buy ht leads for a 16v punto and was told same leads fit from 97-06 that is also wrong mk1 and mk2 have different ends for coils on a 16v, so same leads cant fit both

 

[blu73]

well yes if you take what the youngsters that work in there say as fact then your likely to run into problems. I have never found the reference guides on the shelves to be wrong though.

But this is why i suggested to walk into local motor factors and ask as a preference.