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Re: DI cassette - I second this - happened to me
Posted by 900Fun [Email] (more from 900Fun) on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:40:39
In Reply to: DI cassette?, JoeK, Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:16:47
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I had a '95SE drop a coil in an ignition cassette back in 2002.
No CEL at all, but car ran really slow. With slightest tip-in of throttle, the turbo pressure would jump much higher than usual, and for the tank of gas I got around 16-18 instead of 30 on the highway.
Here's how I found it:
After driving 5 minutes, turn off car and pop hood. Use a squeegee or water bottle, and drip a few drops of water on the exhaust header near the engine port... At 5 minutes of driving, the header is hot, but not severly so...
For me, I got cylinders 1-3 to instantly steam and evaporate the water. Cylinder 4, the water ran down the header for a while - indicating the cylinder wasn't firing.
I'm not certain, BUT, I think the cylinder would've been hot enough for steam if you were just loosing compression, but the header won't be hot if you've lost spark and not getting ignition of the gas.
If no steam, you're down to spark plug or DIC. Spark plug will be easy to find, DIC, less so obviously.
Good Luck!
Nick
current: '97SET
Priors: '95SET, '90SPG
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Posts in this Thread:
- Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, Kristjan
, Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:16:31- Re: How'd it turn out?, BT, Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:24:02
- Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, andyv, Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:17:18
- UPDATE: crankshaft position sensor, Kristjan
, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:31:08 - Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, Bruce, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:42:09
- Bad gas?, No Snaab, Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:10:37
- Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, SWEDECAR
, Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:36:59 - DI cassette?, JoeK, Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:16:47
- Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, John Myers, Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:12:59
- Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, EGD
, Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:24:19 - Re: Car runs with 3 cylinders only--on a road trip in Utah, TimF, Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:59:24
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