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codapane
26-11-2006, 06:12 AM
Ok so I have a 94 TS SE Auto 3.0i this is what I have changed in the last month

1. Cleaned and serviced Injectors
2. Fuel filter
3. NGK plugs
4. Bosch leads
5. Oil and filter

The dissy cap was changed whn I bought the car in May 05.


Now here is the problem its still missing not very much when its cold but when it gets up to temp it misses all the time almost every 3 seconds when siting at lights when you drop it to neutral it brings it to about every 6 seconds.

When driving it you get a it feels like someone has a rope on the car and every 3-10 seconds they yank the rope thats the best way I can describe it.

Should I after changing the injectors reset the computer and if so how?

chriss
26-11-2006, 07:49 AM
It is using water? If so head/gasket. or not, Inlet manifold gasket/ vaccumm leak somewhere. good luck

magnatism
26-11-2006, 08:37 AM
if it was head it would be doing it when u first started it, as one or more chambers would have water in em. it would then run fine when hot coz all the water would have burnt outta there.
when did it start happening??? just after changing spark plugs?? if so the gap may be closed up too much on the plug. also did u try what i mentioned about pulling each lead off one at a time with car running to see which cylinder is misfiring. could also be a faulty plug lead.

coldamus
26-11-2006, 09:08 AM
You said you changed the plug leads but those symptoms are almost identical to what I had a couple of weeks back and it was one of the leads. I had already cleaned and inspected them twice but couldn't see anything wrong. Then I noticed that I got zapped whenever I touched No. 1 plug lead. So I did what Magnatism suggested and pulled off the leads one by one. When I took off No. 1 it stalled the engine. None of the others made any difference.

I swapped a lead from my other car and it was completely cured, so I then replaced them all. I still couldn't see anything wrong with the defective lead - the damage can be internal.

You can check injectors the same way by disconnecting and re-connecting the connectors one by one.

el gato negro
26-11-2006, 09:28 AM
spray some carby cleaner on the points of the leads and the tops of the plugs and wipe it off, also check the lead running into the coil and make sure the points are all clean, take the intake pipe off the throttle body and spray some carby/throttlebody cleaner into it when the butterfly is open and put it all back together and start it up... itl hesitate at first but what ever you do dont pump the acceleratr once its startd let it idle until it reaches perfect running temperature and then give it some revs.. if this all fails, take off the positive lead to the battery for a good half hour so the ecu resets itself and give it another go..

good luck with it man:cool:

Mr_Roberto
26-11-2006, 10:04 AM
sounds to me like its a faulty spark plug
i would just double check all of the spark plugs just to be sure

Clarion Magna
26-11-2006, 10:42 AM
I had this sorta problem with a 3.0l TS, it would miss every few seconds while in drive,

Turned out to be that the rotor button had a hair line crack in it causing it to arc, if u looked at the distributor in the dark witrh the car running u would see a very faint light flashing just below the rotor cap,

It could also be that the plugs are incorrectly gapped

codapane
26-11-2006, 04:37 PM
ill check the leads then dizzy and button next the plugs are pre gapped but i also checked them 1.1 is what they are set to i hope i find it i really like this car and i would hate to have to kill it lol

alive
26-11-2006, 04:51 PM
Bet its the cap and rotor button again.

I returned mine to the supplier for a warranty claim, three caps in 16 months. All came with a 12 months 20,000 kms warranty, so I returned them and they were replaced.

All were proven faulty, a bad batch.

Always keep your dockets.

Hope this helps.

codapane
26-11-2006, 05:08 PM
ill get a dizzy tommorrow (free i know a guy lol) and change it out rather than tryin to see if thats what it is

_x_FiReStOrM_x_
26-11-2006, 06:55 PM
Compression test time mate.

codapane
26-11-2006, 07:49 PM
Compression test time mate.

ok im a bit simple with cars but why?

Mr_Roberto
26-11-2006, 07:58 PM
i think its to test the pressure inside the valves
well thats what i think its for :confused:

_x_FiReStOrM_x_
27-11-2006, 03:40 PM
i think its to test the pressure inside the valves
well thats what i think its for :confused:

Test combustion chamber pressure, if its excessively low... you have a problem.

(ie, head gasket, valves, rings)

chriss
28-11-2006, 04:17 PM
if it was head it would be doing it when u first started it, as one or more chambers would have water in em. it would then run fine when hot coz all the water would have burnt outta there.
when did it start happening??? just after changing spark plugs?? if so the gap may be closed up too much on the plug. also did u try what i mentioned about pulling each lead off one at a time with car running to see which cylinder is misfiring. could also be a faulty plug lead.:confused:
Cracked Heads or Head gaskets quite often start as a slow leak which will only occur once the engine has warmed and the cooling system has pressure in it, thus leaking into the cylinder and causing a miss. Just an idea:)

magnatism
28-11-2006, 05:05 PM
i will have to disagree with u when the head is leaking the cooling system is pressurised. when the car is turned off the pressurised cooling system then pushes the water/coolant into the leaking cylinder/s. thus when u start it the next day the cylinder/s is full of water and wont fire. the water burns out after a few seconds or minutes and the car will run fine. (unless the corrosion or crack is bad enough to make it miss all the time)