herbie Posted February 15, 2005 Report Posted February 15, 2005 I have a problem with my V6 Gal,at idle the engine is lumpy pulls ok through the gears until 4th&5th at about 40mph then it feels like it`s missing exagerated if the throttle is depressed more. The car has done 75000, i changed the plugs at 60000, has anyone any ideas? Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted February 15, 2005 Report Posted February 15, 2005 Check the plug leads are ok as well as the coil pack? when you changed the plugs did you use the correct tool to remove the leads or just pull on the cables? Quote
herbie Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Posted February 15, 2005 i used the correct tool. How do i check the leads and coil pack? Thanks for the reply Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted February 15, 2005 Report Posted February 15, 2005 Easiest way to check them is to spray a fine mist of water over them and run the engine in the dark! any loose sparks you see flying around is a bad sign! the coil pack is prone to cracks around and inbetween the pillars the leads plug into, moisture gathers in these and causes short circuits and misfires! you can fix this! by drying out the coil pack in the oven :o and then resealing it with an epoxy resin :huh: Quote
herbie Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 vr6- I have sprayed water around the leads and coil pak, this didn`t cause any light shows. Any more suggestions would be appreciated. I have ordered a lead from skpang so i should be able to use vag-com shortly. Quote
herbie Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Posted February 28, 2005 Just an update on my problem. I found one plug the a burnt electrode,when i replaced this the car as far as i can tell now runs OK :ph34r: . I am currently trying to figure out what caused this. If anyone has any ideas feel free to comment. Quote
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