Hmmm, think I found the cause of the misfire.....

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Hmmm, think I found the cause of the misfire.....

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I've had a misfire recently.....well more than that, its actually refusing to rev hard at all when hot.

I changed amp, coil and cleaned every socket on every plug etc.

Thought I'd change the leads for some new super duper ones and took the cap off to clean the contacts at the same time, as its only year old I didn't think it would be worn.

It wasn't worn, it was f**ked.......

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Rotor arm must have been clinging on for dear life at 7000rpm at times with a screw missing :lol:

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Well done Kitch, I think you can safely say that you got to the root cause of the problem there! :shock: :D
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It so often pays to start at the simple stuff.........I had a problem with a Rover 2000 for ages and that turned out to be a cracked Dizzy cap that tracked between two contacts. I had discounted it owing to its recent fitment from new but it was that in the end after weeks of sodding about and quite a bit of expense.
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Post by AlanS »

This explains why the official Citroen "book" says they should be coated with Loctite when refitted after a top end overhaul.
I'd also be looking at running a tap through the thread before I refitted the new screw too in case its damaged the thread on the way out.


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Or if your lazy like me buy a new one!
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Post by Mike P »

Kitch,

Is that an OE part or an aftermarket part. It's just that I've never had any confidence in anything but genuine Citroen caps for years, after a car did 3 non OE caps in a row.

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My local citren specialist said the same thing, use a genuine cap everytime.
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I've replaced the cap, it has made some difference but the car still runs like a sack of sh*t
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Ian_Fearn wrote:I've replaced the car, it has made some difference but the car still runs like a sack of sh*t
I think I am repeating advice here but I believe this is down to injectors from my experience. Industrial ultrasonic cleaning (externally) will not solve sticking injectors, they need to be pulsed through the 4 spray patterns at the same time as solvent is passed though the injectors with their tips in the ultrasonic bath. A metering test then follows to ensure they each pass the same volume of liquid per unit time. If not more cleaning until this balance is achieved.

Do you know that your injectors are internally clean & balanced?
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My injectors were put through the ultrasonic tank at work. We do not have the facilities for putting them through their 4 spray patterns.

When the engine is at anything over about 1200 revs it goes fine. The problem is its erratic idling. Its undriveable.
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Ian_Fearn wrote:My injectors were put through the ultrasonic tank at work. We do not have the facilities for putting them through their 4 spray patterns.
When the engine is at anything over about 1200 revs it goes fine. The problem is its erratic idling. Its undriveable.
That's your problem, you have injectors that are externally pretty but internally sh*tty.

I've been through this and the injectors when serviced by the Lucas Centre with the proper machine gave me an extremely smooth and responsive engine.

I took the injectors off the car and in to them. Just looked up my receipt of 3 years ago & the charge was £51 +vat =£58.93 total for the 4 injectors.
This has to be the most effective and instantly noticeable remedy ever applied to the car.
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Why would the engine rev ok but not idle correctly??
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Maybe:

When an engine is idling, it's a fine-line balancing act to keep the mixture correct, and supplying only just enough fuel and air to keep the engine running. When you rev the engine, and put it under load, the balance is far less critical. Mixtures need be less accurate, and if the volume is off a bit, then the engine will just generate a bit more or a bit less power.

I have to agree that this does sound like poor mixture control at idle.
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I have some industrial strength injector cleaner Ian you can have free gratis if that will help!
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Post by Ian_Fearn »

I think i'm going to scrap this car, its p1ssing me off to an unbelievable level.

I thought it would be the transmission that gave me the grief!

Anybody want to swap a BX 4x4 for a BX that works?
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