1.6sx brava, injector light flashing and misfire on acceleration

[jason]

I have the above problem, which is a little intermittant. It passed an mot last week without ant emission problems but is not doing it all the time.

 

[Tom]

Dead injector. It will need a new one, no other way to fix it.

 

[jason]

??

is that a dead cert or a guess ? Are they easily accesible ?

 

[Tom]

Re: ??

Dead cert, they are a bit of a bitch to get to but its all in the haynes manual.

 

[jason]

Re: ??

Thanks Tom, I will have a go. As it seems intermittant (the car has been stood for about 6 months) is it worth reseting the ecu ?

 

[Tom]

Re: ??

You can give it a go.

 

[Anonymous]

misfire

if the injection light is coming on then its a sensor fault or wiring fault the light wont come on if a injector is blocked

 

[Tom]

Re: misfire

Where did I say blocked? I said FAILED.

 

[Anonymous]

misfire

my apologies tom but a misfire is generally due to ignition timing ie sensor coil leads rather than a fuel supply problem

 

[Tom]

Re: misfire

I've only had the exact same thing happen 3 times on my 1.6, each time it was a dead injector.

Light constantly on - sensor/wiring fault
Light flickers on acceleration - dead injector

I worry if you think a missfire can't be caused by a fuel problem... no fuel = no fire.

 

[Anonymous]

misfire

no i dont mean that tom i apprieciate what your saying but to me it doesnt sound a injctor failing lets meet half way, lets agree we have our own oppinions and that life would be boring if we all thought the same ay im not in any way here to argue with ppl i respect fellow members