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Help backfirig/popping v6 vt calais

What could itbe?

  • Spark Plugs

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Old Fuel

    Votes: 1 50.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 1 50.0%

  • Total voters
    2
  • Poll closed .

samlicastro94

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Hey I'm having an annoying issue with my VT Calais, The car had overheated around a year ago and hasn't been driven since, now I know the head gasket is blown and I've put some chemiweld through it (I don't really want any responses based on your opinion of chemiweld or why have I done this, the car isn't my main car and quite frankly I just want to fix it the cheapest way possible) Now the car is idling fine now and no smoke from the exhaust however when I go to turn the car on I get around 4 popping/backfiring noises through what sounds like the exhaust, I've taken the leads off and the plugs out I replaced one plug the rest don't look too bad one was a bit wet though, Now I don't know whether his could be caused by old fuel, I've since added metho to the tank and am waiting for it to hopefully get rid of a lot of the build up in the tank I've also added about 7 litres of fresh fuel to the tank. The blown head gasket wouldn't be causing this would it? Also: the same noise happens when I stab the accelerator I try accelerate at a normal rate but not if I do slowly and once the car pops a few times and is at a higher rpm it doesn't that I've noticed apart from the one random one or two which aren't too bad. should I change the plugs or is it most likely a fuel issue now? Or even a vacuum leak? if so what's the easiest way to trouble shoot this? thanks
 

Tasmaniak

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I too have seen this problem, turned out to be plugs and leads. T'was preventing me from reaching 88mph.
 

Nut Kracker

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You said you added 7 litres of petrol.
How much of the original fuel was in the tank and how long has it been in there?
I'm thinking that if that fuel is around a year old, it will be well and truly off.
 

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7 litres of fuel probably isn't enough and as said the old fuel is no good anymore.
 
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