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Postby Garry » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 am

Easy job. Just replace them one at a time so that you dont get them mixed up.
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Postby Craig » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:00 am

Li7hium wrote:And are the NGK Iridium IX Spark Plugs still the bees knees? Since I am doing leads, for sake of completeness I should probably do plugs as well


When were they changed last? Doesn't your service dude replace them periodically? :P
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Postby Li7hium » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:07 am

He does indeed, but I don't think I have ever bothered to check what plugs he uses.

Ordered from Mania. Should give me something to do on Saturday! :mrgreen:

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Postby trader » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:38 pm

Good to know at least someone else is having the same problem I have! I've tried new leads, plugs, ECU and still get the blip. I've decided I can live with it unless someone comes up with a solution.
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Postby Li7hium » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:37 pm

Problem solved, at least it seems.

New set of plugs and leads.

When changing over, it was discovered that there was corrosion on connector to the coil pack for the cylinder with the second shortest lead. A quick clean of the offending connector on the coil pack with a drill bit at slow speed and the abovementioned new items, and it appears that the issue has gone away.

So pleasant to have smooth acceleration again even when cold.

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Postby Boags » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:34 am

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