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  1. Missing has now started to come back just now and then... Twice I have had to turn the key twice to get it started... And.. in the freezing weather there seems to be a electric saw kinda sound from the opposite end of the engine to the coil pack.. once reached temp the sound goes.. weird.. now the weather has warmed up a bit, no electric saw sound..?? I guess could it be an ageing bearing lacking lubrication, but from where? I think the car just likes the TLC that garage gives it :-) They don't actually find a fault but the car is fixed when it returns home..?? Crazy :-
  2. p0u1 - Cheers Update, Car went for MOT, mechanic said they test drove it twice during the day, and it is a lovely drive, almost hinting, as to, what am I talking about? And it has been driving lovely since.... No error messages showed up on the garage computer. Ah, the day after the MOT the ABS light came on, and stayed on, I called the garage and asked if I could pop in on the way past, and for them to plug it in quick, to see if it registers the ABS fault. They could not get any information up as it kept saying 'communication error' which
  3. I must say, I have had a little browse, just out of interest, for one of the Mustang coil packs, as reliability would be great. However they do seem somewhat tricky to find, let alone get one to the UK. Yes please, MPH12 if you do have a pic handy of your temp upgrade I think it would be worth seeing, just in case I do find a Mustang coil pack. Since I posted we have had, rain, frost, hail and sun, all of which I don't seem to be able to connect to any performance change, I know the car likes the cold, that is easy to tell, but as for the missing, it's reduced somewhat
  4. Thank you! I appreciate the offer :-) But i am in East London, a little too far i feel I dìd keep my old coil pack as it was not an obvious improvement when i put the new one on... slight but not obvious... I may try the old one again, but yesterday it pulled better than it has in ages...?? Weird Can coils be intermittant? I must say it does get rather hot under the bonnet! If they are sensitive to heat its not suprising they fail...who designed that tut tut tut
  5. Just checked, Beru coil pack, Pitch black outside, and pitch black when looking at the coil pack..... basic test I guess! NGK Laser Platinum Plugs. :-)
  6. Thanks for the thoughts. I am pretty sure I searched out a decent coil pack, I shall check what I installed tomorrow, that has been in around 18 months. Yes I have Magnecor 8.5 leads, and have been using Shell V-Power for 2 years now to keep things clean...I believe! Plugs went in 18 months ago, original design spec alternative, seem to remember NGK... Mustang coil pack looks an interesting project. How can one be sure it is the coil pack playing up? - Oh I guess watch it in the dark? I am wary of spending time a money on such an interesting project jus
  7. Hi, I wonder if you maybe able to help. I fancied a little more acceleration than my 174k mile 1.9TD somewhat economical but slightly knackered Sharan, I ended up with a 54k mile 1998 2.8 Sharan :-), it was slower than my plodding TD ?? but had a new MOT and was not rusty! I don't mind a little simple maintenance so thought it would be a nice little project to get some power back. First I changed leads, slight increase in pulling power and less missing for 2 days and then it dropped back in performance, Coil pack, again slightly better for 2 days and then dr
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