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    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Right I chucked the old plugs and a new set of coil packs on tonight and no change. Pulled plugs off the injectors and there wasn't one that made it stay the same. They all dropped a cylinder off bli...
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 03-02-2014, 09:36 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

If I drive like a granny its fine but if I start loading it up once warm she pinks.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 29-01-2014, 07:49 AM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

No idea man. It was done before I owned it by Shepherd Motors in Great Baddow. Might go and find out. One thing I do know is its a lot of fun!
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 28-01-2014, 09:30 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Sorry if that reads really shitty Retro. Not meant that way.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 28-01-2014, 04:23 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Appreciate the advice man but i'm an ex technician. The plugs are plenty tight enough. Thank you though. Yeah new coils are inbound so i'll put some Iridiums back in with those. i just wonder as it...
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 28-01-2014, 03:31 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Well a little update. Jumped in this morning when it was cold and it didn't pink, only does it when it's warm. Ordered a set of coil packs and going to put a set of iridiums back in it.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 28-01-2014, 07:57 AM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Just hand tight and then nipped. I'll double check everything tomorrow and maybe put the old plugs back in and see if the noise/pinking clears. Need to hunt down a coil pack to now.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 27-01-2014, 10:46 PM
    Thread: New guy with a Rallye
Post: New guy with a Rallye

Had my Bianca white Rallye a little while now but never really been on a forum since owning it. Came from a string of Jap cars before but had to sell my RX-7 when me and the girlfriend brought our fir...
DarkArt Newbies 8 1,551 27-01-2014, 08:57 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

NGK BKR6EK. It had iridiums in it and I've just replaced them with normal ones BUT its been chipped, the thought also crossed my mind as it happened as soon as the plugs went in.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 27-01-2014, 08:47 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: RE: misfire and pinking :(

Its under full load yes. Its been fine up until I changed the plugs. Knock sensor is plugged in. I'll introduce myself. Thanks for the tip.
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 27-01-2014, 08:30 PM
    Thread: misfire and pinking :(
Post: misfire and pinking :(

Right had my Rallye for a while and had the standard IAV valve and MAP sensor fail. The crank sensor failed rhe other day and they've all been replaced and its ran fine. Up until this morning. Noticed...
DarkArt XU Petrol Engines 24 3,553 27-01-2014, 07:55 PM