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right so i have it up and running again! and the problem was..... both injectors on cylinders 3 and 4 had dodgy conections on the socket on the injector itself. When i took the rail off to check this yesterday i thought i had done the damage to the injector removing it, but looking into it i...

not done compression test yet, will change the plugs tonight and do it while im changing them since the inlet is off anyway, but the problem came and went before so i dont think its compression?? could be wrong so like i say i will check!

cheers for the offer and your help bud, i'll see how i get on tomorrow and report back!

will do, i'll be getting the plugs tomorrow morning, live in gloucester

havent plugged into fault reader yet as mine is broken, will get on one this week if i can blag one of a friend. i know its on two cylinders because when i disconect 2 leads it makes no difference to engine rpm no water in the plug holes would lambda kill just 2 cylinders? id have thought it...

i didnt because they were new so i thought they would come correct? what should they be?

appreciate the quick advice, got to start with the simple stuff! changed coil pack and same issue, not to say the coil pack i borrowed to try wasnt faulty though but it did have the same 2 cylinders down and there is a good spark coming from the coil pack on these 2 cylinders... so good spark...

checked the leads to see if they were caught and all free, plus i would be unlucky to catch the same leads to the cylinders that were down before i started so i ruled this out

iirc? i ran the bosch plugs on a track day the last time i took it out and it didnt have any problems, but maybe that used the life out of them? put some fresh ones of the same make in yesterday, as i happened to have some knocking about in the garage, and nothing changed, still only firing on...

after not using the car for a while it has develioped a misfire a mile into a drive, not the first time this has happened but last time i went to diagnose it it the problem disapeared? changed leads plugs, (although for bosh not ngk so this could be the problem?)changed coil, cleaned tdc...

well not really, use it a bit in the eve but mainly on the track and at solos, it was striped when i bought it but had to put interior in it as i needed "standard trim" to run in my class at the solos, but still goes really well

cheers buddy nice to have a response, it actually been doing really well so far as ive had a 3rd in class and a 1st in class for the two i have completed in it, which i was obviously really pleased with, was just thinking if i could turn tighter i could stand a good chance in the overall...

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first post here guys so maybe someone can help..... i have recently bought a 172 of a friend and ive been using it for auto solos (which is essentially getting round a course of cones as quick as possible) which it has been really good at as its nice and light with lots of power. The only...