zedder
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Got my 1998 Puma MOT´d today without problems, but joy was very short-lived: after a short motorway trip It feels now like my Puma´s engine is running on 3 cylinders. On idle engine vibrates and kind of shakes and from exhaust pipe comes sound in a rhythm which is not very healthy sounding for a 4 cylinder in-line engine. Car is still barely drivable because on higher revs it accelerates well enough and problem´s severity changes a bit giving a hint that there is something happening on all cylinders on higher revs.
I guess there are few possibilities: faulty spark plug, ignition lead or coil pack. I had a Nissan Cherry once which had a broken valve (can´t remember inlet or exhaust) but it was much worse then and it was not driveable. Is it common that Puma´s got cylinder valve damages?
Anyway, tomorrow I´m gonna check plugs and whatever I can with my limited tool assortment and if cannot find obvious reason for engines behavior I have to limb my Puma to a garage.
Could somebody give a short list what to check and in which order?
I guess there are few possibilities: faulty spark plug, ignition lead or coil pack. I had a Nissan Cherry once which had a broken valve (can´t remember inlet or exhaust) but it was much worse then and it was not driveable. Is it common that Puma´s got cylinder valve damages?
Anyway, tomorrow I´m gonna check plugs and whatever I can with my limited tool assortment and if cannot find obvious reason for engines behavior I have to limb my Puma to a garage.
Could somebody give a short list what to check and in which order?