misfiring....

[VL Berlina 5speed]

well my cars starting to misfire, its dose it when at crusing or a consitant pace, sometimes under acceliration
last weeknd i tuned the engine to factory specs, my afm to 382ohms timing is at 15degrees TDC, air filter is clean (k&n panel) and its starting to missfire today,
it has also start to have problems starting like turn the key and wont kick over then turn it off then back on and its all good (yes i do let the engine prime)

what could it be??
would a fuel filter cause any of these symptoms as i think mines still factory (ill change that this weeknd)

[VL Berlina 5speed]

O and a cople weeks ago when i was playing with the dizzy adjusting the timming i noticed the cable at the front of the dizzy is stuffd if i moved it or wiggled it while the motor was running it would almost stop or stop, is this another possiblity??

[Pub247]

I Think there shouldn't be movement in the dizzy at all. have you tried cleaning the injectors? if there's no fuel or little it won't fire that cylinder properly.

[bangers]

mine did that for a while then sorted itself out then overnight the CAS died.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

I Think there shouldn't be movement in the dizzy at all. have you tried cleaning the injectors? if there's no fuel or little it won't fire that cylinder properly.

yah couple weeks ago i put some injector cleaner in and the dizzy hasnt got movement in it, its this cable ive drawn round
do u recon the fuel filter could be getn clogd and stoping the fuel surply(pritty sure its factory filter)

[VL Berlina 5speed]

mine did that for a while then sorted itself out then overnight the CAS died.

those words are sending shivers down my spine, expeshily the words CAS, i hate the sound of that word and problems its aroused with

[Pub247]

I can't see the thumbnail pic don't know why But a new fuel filter wouldn't go astray as they're only a couple of dollars. I'll have a look into at work tommorow and get back to you

[Tree cutter]

The cable you have drawn around is the power transistor cable. Unplug it and check to see if the terminals are corroded. They might need cleaning so they contact properly.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

The cable you have drawn around is the power transistor cable. Unplug it and check to see if the terminals are corroded. They might need cleaning so they contact properly.

nah the contact points are ok its just the cable when i wigle it it happens,

[silvervl]

Have you checked your leads? i had something similar happen a couple of weeks back. i thought it might be too low on fuel so i filled up and it was still doing it. pulled over and found one of my leads had been knocked off the dizzy.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

just checkd all the leads there still on and im going to check all the sparkis to see if there still good and there got a good gap,
bout to put the new fuel filter on and going to play with the timming to see if i can get it running right

[Tree cutter]

Try to slide the rubber boot up the cable and check to see if the wires have broken where they go into the plug. This happened to a mates car once and he bought a new plug, soldered the wires to it and no more probs

[gungazza]

nah the contact points are ok its just the cable when i wigle it it happens,

that cable might must be the problem

[VL Berlina 5speed]

well ive got it done (after 2 hours)
new fuel filter in, after getn bit high on the vapours i did it and it was the factory filter in the car, i turnd it backwards and pored some water though the opersote direction of flow and the water coming out the rear was almost jet black..
not misfiring at all
and runs much beta

as 4 that cable well i found out its acutally the other 1 (circled) that is doing it if palled or pushd it makes the car stall, proberly ill get a electrion to look at, proberly could do it my self but rather not risk it as its a vital part in teh ingition of the car