Misfire detected

[Big_daddy]

my mate 1.4 started to misfire few hours ago. Vag.com showed cylinder 1 and 3.
abit confused as my 1.8T has coil packs, done search but nothing coming up related to 1.4. Is this a coil pack related or something else.
Any suggestions guys?

 

[m0rk]

whip the air box / engine cover off & get a pic

I can't remember if it's coils/edis/distributor on the 1.4

 

[Big_daddy]

Well cant get the cover off, dont know how. lol.

On the right hand side, look like a metal dsitrucbutor cap, with 4 lead, which go over engine cover and then down the front of the engine to 4metal connectors like glow plugs.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Its HT leads on the 1.4s mork

 

[m0rk]

buy new HT leads & plugs, dizzy cap & rotor

 

[Big_daddy]

buy new HT leads & plugs, dizzy cap & rotor

How much will that set him back,
( he just baught the car and waiting for insurance). Its just cylinder 1 and 3.

 

[m0rk]

only about £50

 

[Sharky_82]

its not that much - friend had issues with his polo (1.4) and leads are fairly cheap - dealer sells them as individual whereas euro only do the set of 4 -

i doubt the total bill will be that costly -

 

[m0rk]

may as well do all four though. outlay vs breaking down

 

[Big_daddy]

True say, the car service is blinking so, might as well do that at the same time. Any idea what spark plugs to use, what brand .lol

 

[Big_daddy]

Any idea what oil does a 1.4 take?

 

[m0rk]

i'd take a trip to ECP/GSF locally & pick the lot up.

They'll have the listing for all the bits

 

[Big_daddy]

i'd take a trip to ECP/GSF locally & pick the lot up.

They'll have the listing for all the bits

Just been going through gsf parts website, but dont know what grade oil to get, is it fully synetic or part syntic and what grade/watt to get.

 

[tashacupra]

i use 10/40w in my mk4 polo (same engine) fully synthetic probably your best bet but gsf wiil be able to advise.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Its only a 1.4 so dont need to get fully synthetic and i doubt it would even be recommended

 

[m0rk]

Its only a 1.4 so dont need to get fully synthetic and i doubt it would even be recommended

why's that? synthetics are a much better oil (normally) - my cars have always run on fully synth, and ran smoother for it.

 

[goble]

my mate 1.4 started to misfire few hours ago. Vag.com showed cylinder 1 and 3.
abit confused as my 1.8T has coil packs, done search but nothing coming up related to 1.4. Is this a coil pack related or something else.
Any suggestions guys?

it has leads but is connected to coilpack, one side of the pack is failing as 1 and 3 have been detected as 2 and 4 are on the other circuit

 

[Big_daddy]

What coil packs? couldnt see any Removed the other side HT lead to reveal the spark plug.

 

[m0rk]

ahh not distributor based. freaky edis arrangement

the thing in the last pic is the coilpacks

 

[Big_daddy]

what is that box? taught coil packs are one which are stuck on the sparkplugs