[s-cars] cut-out

[Adam Cramer]

I bet that one of the 1.8T coils is loose.  Recommend trimming the rubber
around the coils a bit more.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:

>
> Doesn't feel like the other coil problems I've had in the
> past.  Other times when I've had a coil fail the symptoms have been
> 100% reproducible.  This cut-out appears to be almost totally random
> and lasts for less than a second and then the engine is once again
> running normally.
>
> I will be cleaning the MAF connections, however.  That was a good
> suggestion.
>
> Oh, BTW, I forgot to mention one other mod.  I also have the Dave
> Forgie 1.8t coil mod and no longer have to deal with the OEM POS PSO's.
>
>
> At 02:51 PM 6/18/2008, Kent McLean wrote:
> >Robert Myers wrote:
> > > I had an errand to run yesterday and while on that
> > > errand the ignition hiccuped three or four times.
> > > MRC software,
> >
> >Is it the stock ECU?  Isn't the stock ECU supposed to recognize
> >an ignition misfire?  Maybe the MRC software isn't clued in and
> >your problem is a plug/wire/coil.
> >
> >Just thinking out loud.
> >
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