ccgoose 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Ok well picked up a 1.6 GTi off ebay with a slight misfire. Took it a le Barn avec Kate and went through the normal steps of tryign to get rid. The symptons: Idles fine, when revving it misfires constantly without fluctuating the revs at all and continues right up to the top 'ish end of the range. The car travels but obviously its a struggle to drive (despite having got to 90mph in it) Our attempts to resolve the issue consisted of.... 3 different AFM's 2 x Coils Re-terminted the coil wiring Re-did ignition Amp New Spark Plugs + HT Leads Connected some sort of vacuum hose on the back of the distributor bit New Dizzy + Rotor Arm I think thats about it, as well as cleaning up the earth by the coil. I'm now a bit stuck and was wondering if anyone else had any ideas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianthemagical 1 Posted September 23, 2007 did you actually replace the ign amp? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris1986 1 Posted September 23, 2007 i bought mine, with this fault. after 2 months of changing parts it turned out to be the head gasket gone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccgoose 0 Posted September 23, 2007 we replaced the ignition amp and have also done a compression test which was all fine Any more suggestions please folkes ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted September 23, 2007 Check the main earth strap from the battery negative to the gearbox. Easiest way for testing is to use a jumplead from the block to the battery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jarjar Posted September 24, 2007 Check the main earth strap from the battery negative to the gearbox. Easiest way for testing is to use a jumplead from the block to the battery. alright mate check the cam belt timing bud mine slipped and stripped 13 teeth off the belt but still ran changed the belt and all was well again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianthemagical 1 Posted September 29, 2007 what about the possiblity of an air leak? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
