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 Post subject: spark lead arching out?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:33 pm 
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hey there got an EF with an AU motor on duel fuel ,

the symptoms i am having with the particular vehicle i have a constant mis fire as if its dropped a cylinder or 2 , and at night time i can see ALL 6 leads arching out e. g sparking all over the engine bay

car had its transplant about 5 months ago and have only racked up 7K km , brand new leads and plugs where put in (bosch)

on petrol it is noticeably better but idles like crap

im wondering whats the chance it could be a coil , motor came out of a vehicle with 170k and was running LPG
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:15 pm 
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Gapped all your plugs?

Do they look alright?

On EF coil pack models having good condition leads is essential... As soon as your leads start to go high resistance they need to be changed otherwise you burn out the coil pack...

If the leads are tracking I'd replace them straight up... The long you leave this, the more likely to do the coil pack you are... Sounds like the leads were a dodgy set if they aren't all that old...

Check the plugs to start with though...

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:01 pm 
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ok , have changed the leads made a bit of a difference , tomorrow plugs hopefully

running a S2/3 coil pack

would it hurt changing the coilpack just cause ?
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:33 pm 
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usually the leads kill the coil pack...

So changing it just in case wont harm anything...

Just may be an expense you're not due for yet... If you have a spare plug it in and see how you go...

Now it is dark have your arcs under the bonnet stopped?

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:23 pm 
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EF_wanabe wrote:
ok , have changed the leads made a bit of a difference , tomorrow plugs hopefully

running a S2/3 coil pack

would it hurt changing the coilpack just cause ?


Are you sure that it is a S2/3 coil pack, they have a different plug to the EF / AU1 and if I remember rightly EF/AU1 and AU2/3 coil packs are wired differently, could be wrong?
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 Post subject: Re: spark lead arching out?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:33 pm 
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no you are correct, did a conversion also on the coilpack

just came back took it to a dark spot and they where still glowing but not as bad but still where in the actual leads
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:36 pm 
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What leads are you using?
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:38 pm 
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bosh sports blue ones

there pretty "thick" but not the best but still are a step above cheap eagles
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:46 pm 
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Do you have another coil? If so try that.
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:48 pm 
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nah i dont :(

could it be the cam angle sensor ?
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:01 pm 
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doubt it... Would think if it played up it'd stop altogether... They are unadjustable unlike all other e series where you can adjust the timing... :? But this is a random guess too...

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