Technical Fires on 3 cylinders, but only if plug lead 3 is removed...?
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Technical Fires on 3 cylinders, but only if plug lead 3 is removed...?
Piccies please of the engine bay!
sumplug
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proberly need injector cleaning.use a good injector cleaner in the petrol tank.clean the throttle housing/butterfly with brake cleaner.go careful though.have the emmisions checked as well.
If you can get someone to help get them to rev the engine as you spray carb cleaner into the throttle housing. Revs will drop for a while then pick back up. Will clean right down where you cannot reach.
Firing got worse again, so changed plugs (nothing) and leads (nothing). Put it into my local garage guy, who diagnosed a slipped timing belt - put in a new one, and it's going well gain. £110.00 though.., but I couldn't have found/sorted the timing belt issue, so..
sumplug
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glad you sorted it out,but the cost of changing the belt is stupid.no more then £80 tops.
Maybe they changed the belt and the Rollar Bearing thingy (I forget the name) as well.
sumplug
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always when changing a cambelt,change the tensioner.if a counter balance belt is fitted[16v engine],this must be changed.also with belts off,change water pump if behind belts.new auxillary belts should be used.they do not like being slackened and tightened up again.safe and happy motoring.!!
get the counter balance belt off... then its a monster!
sumplug
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if you lock the counter shafts,this eliminates the chance of the counter belt snapping and taking the cambelt with it,because its not needed.but it creates a rougher engine and 5 bhp extra approx.look at the alfa 155 engine.a great engine if looked after.
