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Vt engine misfiring

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Hi everyone!! When I bought this car it had this very issue, I replaced my plug leads with good quality ones and that fixed the misfire. Now it's back as of yesterday, should I replace plugs then coil packs to see if that fixes the issue?

Starts to misfire at 80km and up hills under decent acceleration, if I accelerate very slow it seams to be ok
 
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Try replacing your plugs first, then coils, then try the dfi module.

Has the fuel filter been changed since you've owned it?
 

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Plugs are going in this arv, I bought ngk and the ones in the car are champion rs9yx6
 

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New plugs installed and problem is still there :(
 

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Just did the coil pack test, took the first two leads off coil and looked for strong spark, all three coils looked good.

If I push the accelerator slowly and rev it the engine sounds smooth as, if I go full throttle from idle it misfires straight away off idle. I've plugged in my autel analyzer and can find no faults at all
 

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Ok I've tested all my leads which are only a few months old and they meter all ok, a friend and I tried several different coil pack and dfi modules and same deal, also cleaned the maff sensor and tried another throttle position sensor ( one that controls the idle) still no luck.

Engine has no problem until you put ya foot down then it starts to miss, if I accelerate slowly it's perfect and on the highway.

Just put some risolene injector clean in her to see if that helps
 

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Did you check the plug gaps before fitting ?
You can test a plug with a multimeter between the top and the thread , if it reads anything it's a dud. Can't remember if it's volts or ohms though
 
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