davie 10 Posted September 27, 2011 possibly a silly question but i know zero about the cars, twice my car has started a little lumpy... almost as if on 3 cylinders.. first port of call was the plug leads, noticed that when they are in place they are all solid apart from 1 which is floppy, is this normal? i doubht it is but thought id ask before i order stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted September 27, 2011 no should all be the same and snug tell us what car it is , dizzy cap and rotor arm wont be a bad idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 27, 2011 apologies, as mentioned i know zero about VW, its a 1.8 16v (1990) , if it helps it has recently had these jobs done (i know some are irrelevant but just copied and pasted) New Head Gasket New Distributor New Spark Plugs New Rotor Cap New Rotor Arm New Water Pump New Heater Matrix New Timing Belt New Clutch New Head Bolts New Front Brakes New Rear Brakes New Rear Brake Flexi's New Tyres New Speedo Sensor (for rear spoiler) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 27, 2011 so the tops of the leads (the part u can see when in place) shud all be solid?, surely thats my problem, thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted September 27, 2011 yeah sounds like it might be a issue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted September 28, 2011 yer try the leads,i had same prob from cold turned out to be a cracked head and water getting into the cylinders over night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted September 28, 2011 Start the engine and pull the leads one at a time. The engine will run rougher or stall if the lead is OK. If no change that is the cylinder that is causing the problem. If that happens try swapping two leads over and if the problem goes with the lead then the lead is at fault. If the fault stays where it was then swap over the plugs. If the fault still remains with the original cylinder then pull the injector from it and check the spray pattern, if that's OK then it's time to dig deeper. Next logical step would be a compression test. From what you have said above I would tend to go for a duff lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 28, 2011 i would do wullie, but it only lasts maybe 10 seconds in the morning so not enough time to pull em all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted September 28, 2011 is you water going down,any steam out the exhaust Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted September 28, 2011 i would do wullie, but it only lasts maybe 10 seconds in the morning so not enough time to pull em all That does make it awkward. Can you get hold of another lead to replace the floppy one? Doesn't need to be Corrado specific as long as you can get it on to check. A bit more cost effective than buying a full set just in hope it what the problem is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 28, 2011 thinking bout just buying some... im pretty sure thats the issue, like a said its not major but its the only issue with the whole car, engine seems very very healthy in all other aspects, its somethin silly, and guessing its that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted September 28, 2011 I know the feeling, it's the little niggly, hard to find things that get under your skin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 28, 2011 theres a boy stays at the other end of my road with a few corrados, think hes on scottishvag, think its "vardo"..... maybe seeif he has a lead sitting.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted September 28, 2011 Where abouts are you? I think I've still got some I swapped out lying in the hut. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 28, 2011 hamilton mate, ill maybe send him a pm... sure its the same guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wullie 1 Posted September 29, 2011 If you have no joy drop me a PM with your address and I'll post one over to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davie 10 Posted September 29, 2011 If you have no joy drop me a PM with your address and I'll post one over to you. wow appreciated mate ! very kind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
