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How does a missfire sound like


Matti85

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No a missfire is like a missed heart beat (murmer)

 

If you have a missfire you can uaualy feel it through the body work or can hear it. if you were to make a sound every second it may go something like this....(bom is the normal engine sound babom is a missfire sound)

 

bom... bom... bom... bom..babom.bom..babom... bom... bom... bom...

 

If you let your car idle and open your door and rest your hand on top of the glass you should be able to feel a little jolt everytime it missfires if not then you dont have a missfire if you do then well you do.

 

The sound and the jolt should be at the same time.

 

Everyone has permission to call me crazy

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would changing the plugs resolve the mis fire issue...cos mine does it every now and then....just a subtle murmur or blip in the normally lovely smooth idle of the car

 

And if it is the plugs that need changing, what plugs are recommended for everyday road use, obviously not huge expense, but decent quality.

 

thanks

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Its usualy your plugs old or incorrectly gapped but could be your coilpacks if you change them and its still happening

There seems to a be a constant debate on here about what sparks you use, lots of people stick to Denso Iriduim IK20 or IK22's (if your running BPU) for the TT's but i have just found a set of NGK Iridum sparks for cheaper and i cant tell the difference of them - (Other post in the thread from me)

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would changing the plugs resolve the mis fire issue...cos mine does it every now and then....just a subtle murmur or blip in the normally lovely smooth idle of the car

 

thanks

 

This is normal behaviour and a function of the ECU constantly probing for the best fuel mix and lowest manageable idle.

 

-Ian

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