ben16v 0 Posted March 3, 2008 hey, could an engine misfire be earth related? at low revs under load my car misfires and pops in the exhaust, plugs, leads, rotor arm, dizzy cap all newish, new tank of fuel put in there and had mixture checked only asking if earth related is possible as i noticed tonight that the rev needle and speedo needle jumped when it misfired - if so where to check for broken earth and what to repair it with!? cheers ben Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 4, 2008 bump or am i totally on the wrong path Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n3p 3 Posted March 4, 2008 I'm not sure about an earth connection, but you said the leads, dizzy are newish - I know it sounds silly but have you checked them? I only ask because I had similar symptoms on mine, and it turned out to be oil filling up a cylinder and fouling a spark plug (new gaskets sorted it). Could be a number of things tho - checked the hoses for any leaks? cleaned dizzy cap? I read somewhere that the distributor hall sender could affect it? not that familiar with it tho.. Also is your car kept locked up overnight? Once had a problem with damp causing my car to misfire, left it on the driveway the next night and the problem cleared! If only it was always that easy eh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted March 4, 2008 hey, could an engine misfire be earth related? at low revs under load my car misfires and pops in the exhaust, plugs, leads, rotor arm, dizzy cap all newish, new tank of fuel put in there and had mixture checked only asking if earth related is possible as i noticed tonight that the rev needle and speedo needle jumped when it misfired - if so where to check for broken earth and what to repair it with!? cheers ben wouldn't have thought it's an earth but it would be a good idea to check the straps anyway on the age of car, you should have one from the head to the coil mounting bracket and the big one for the starter direct to the battery -ve I'd check your plugs again, see how clean they all are, will help to see whether it's related to one cylinder or all and so whether it's one plug/lead or before the distributor in the ignition system, check the dizzy/cap inside to make sure there's no arcing or oil from the seal to the head in there electrical stuff tends to break down under heaviest load as that's the point at which weaknesses like high resistances show themselves in electrics, so it sounds less likely it's fuel related, coils are usually pretty reliable the hall sender might be playing up, but generally they just die, give no signal to the ECU and so you get no spark at all. One other thought, at low revs under high load the inlet vacuum is highest, might be worth checking the vacuum hose to the ECU from the manifold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 4, 2008 thought about damp so have been liberal with the WD40 in an attempt to cure it, doesnt seem to make a difference, car is kept outside at night, the misfire is intermittant so i did think vac lines but couldnt see any cracks, if i pull my plugs out what do i look for? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 4, 2008 just whipped plugs out all ends are the same but the thread on 4 (closest to dizzy) was a bit oily, could this be running down and fouling plug? what the cure for that new rocker cover gasket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n3p 3 Posted March 4, 2008 just whipped plugs out all ends are the same but the thread on 4 (closest to dizzy) was a bit oily, could this be running down and fouling plug? what the cure for that new rocker cover gasket? Yeah, rocker gasket. Providign the plug is "ok", you could clean the plug and cylinder and give the car a spin to see if it drives ok for a little bit. If it does but soon starts to misfire, then thats probably it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 4, 2008 just whipped plugs out all ends are the same but the thread on 4 (closest to dizzy) was a bit oily, could this be running down and fouling plug? what the cure for that new rocker cover gasket? Yeah, rocker gasket. Providign the plug is "ok", you could clean the plug and cylinder and give the car a spin to see if it drives ok for a little bit. If it does but soon starts to misfire, then thats probably it. thats exactly what it did, drove for 7miles then turned it off when i started it again the misfire came back gradually getting worse. should i get it from VW? how much? cheers ben Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n3p 3 Posted March 4, 2008 You could get VAG quality Elring branded cam cover gaskets from GSF, shouldnt cost no more than £15-20. :D Good luck with getting it sorted mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted March 4, 2008 Don't bother with a VAG cam cover gasket if they're more expensive than elsewhere, I've tried GSF and a FEBI one from AVS, as well as a new VAG one, no difference in them, they're all prone to leaking at the arcs over the ends of the exhaust cam, doesn't seem to make any difference whether I clean the mating surfaces really well or even put blobs of sealant in the corners, i think they're just a rubbish design. The last one I bought was under a tenner, so don't pay much for one. Unless the plug electrodes are really fouled, I wouldn't have thought it's that causing your problem though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted March 5, 2008 if its still popping and banging , id consider the hall sender mine did the same and another dizzy fixed it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 5, 2008 right been to garage, strobe light was all over the place, gonna whack a new dizzy on cheers ben Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted March 14, 2008 put new dizzy on misfire still there :censored: anyone got a set of leads for me to borrow or buy http://www.the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewto ... 14&t=66789 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites