As soon as the heavens open I go onto 3 cylinders !
Problem is that the black plastic cover that shields the 4 coil packs over the plugs is too bl++min short.
Soon as it rains the exposed wires on the end get wet and phut phut I may as well be in a 2 CV
When I get caught in rain I just have to stop where I am because of risking damaging the cat.
Easy enough to rectify but I,m feeling like a kit car owner now with issues on a regular basis!
Anyone else have a similar problem or is sod’s law just following me too closely as usual ?
My car has lived outside for over 4 years and used in all conditions and never had a problem
Same here, 2006 S, had it for 12 months, sits outside during the day in all sorts of weather, starts first time and runs fine, regardless of weather (or hosing the engine bay when washing)?
It is designed to be open to the elements so really shouldn’t be happening to yours?
I will check over the exposed wires and probably heat shrink them…(are the exposed wires just L/T though ?)
First time this happened was when a local independant did some work and washed it ready for collection .
Their fault code reader gave Cyl No. 4 misfire…
After putting new plugs in the miss dissappeared…
Now the car is very sensitive to water .
In my past , reducing plug gap would cure many a damp/rich misfire…(carbs tho)
No mate! And I do remember being caught in a wet monsoon once coming back from the North (one of those where the wiper can’t cope with the amount of rain). Have you had any modifications, or work done in that area? I know the fitment of your sport air-cleaner wasn’t exactly straight forward, could anything of been caught/damaged?
I will check over the exposed wires and probably heat shrink them…(are the exposed wires just L/T though ?)
First time this happened was when a local independant did some work and washed it ready for collection .
Their fault code reader gave Cyl No. 4 misfire…
After putting new plugs in the miss dissappeared…
Pritch wrote …
“I’ve had something similar last summer, MIL light on and code P0304, misfire on no4. Turned out to be water down the plug hole itself, coil wotsit had a tide mark on it
Even took a piccy…”
This sounds exactly like my problem…
Will take all the coil packs off and give them a good clean.
By the way is number 4 cyl the one furthest from the flywheel?
If so then my exposed wires are on number 1 cyl and are not causing the problem as the fault code reader gave my misfire on number 4.
As I understand it, it reads left to right 1234. So number 4 is nearest the RH rear wheel.
I squirted WD40 down the hole and then used a rag to remove any dirt and stuff, and repeated until rag came out clean.
HTH
As I understand it, it reads left to right 1234. So number 4 is nearest the RH rear wheel.
I squirted WD40 down the hole and then used a rag to remove any dirt and stuff, and repeated until rag came out clean.
HTH
It does help !
I thought that the exposed wires on number 1 maybe my problem.
Now it seems that mine and your misfire was due to number 4.
Cheers for that… I’ll focus on No.4 to start …
Wish all manufacturers would stick to standard numbering …
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