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(Message started by: Conrad on Mar 7^th, 2010, 1:02pm)

Title: Poor running/ misfire
Post by Conrad on Mar 7^th, 2010, 1:02pm

my new scorpio (2.0 8v) is misfiring very badly. Hasnt happened to me with one before, although those were 2.9 and 2.5td . Anybody got any suggestions of what to try first?

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by NormanHall on Mar 7^th, 2010, 1:36pm

coil packs

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by Conrad on Mar 7^th, 2010, 6:02pm

off to shoppin tomorrow morning it is then. will try that first. Guess i shoul dpick up some service parts too since it's gone a while without any attention

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by Conrad on Mar 7^th, 2010, 6:57pm

well it's gonna get a decent service so plugs wil be included

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by georgeodyphotos on Aug 17^th, 2010, 12:57pm

I have had my spark plugs in since I bought the car 3 years ago. It is used every day. what is the average life of plugs?

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by lleewar on Aug 17^th, 2010, 10:15pm

Are NGK's the best to use or are there others?

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by tlundkvi on Aug 17^th, 2010, 10:43pm

on 08/17/10 at 19:00:00, Mike H wrote:

Supposed to be 20k, if the right sort (?)

If standard copper tip about that with some attention. Platinum and iridium alternatives last way longer 40k to 60k+.

Title: Re: Poor running/ misfire
Post by tlundkvi on Aug 17^th, 2010, 10:56pm

on 08/17/10 at 22:15:39, lleewar wrote:

Are NGK's the best to use or are there others?

I used Champion platinum RC8PYP in my cossie, they were quite reasonably priced too. Compatibility was derived from charts, there was never any problem with poor running. It's actually the same for 2.0, believe it or not (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/diy.htm where RC10PYC is wrong for the cossie).