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cylider 3 missfire

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:09 pm
by cxn0161
hi all
got a 1.2 54 plate polo missfire on cylinder 3 is this the one on the right.

going to change plug an ignition coil fingers crossed its not a valve.

Re: cylider 3 missfire

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:24 pm
by Johntheo1
cxn0161 wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:09 pm hi all
got a 1.2 54 plate polo missfire on cylinder 3 is this the one on the right.

going to change plug an ignition coil fingers crossed its not a valve.
Swap coils, that will soon tell you something.

Re: cylider 3 missfire

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:28 am
by RUM4MO
Cylinder 1 is the cylinder nearest the RHS of the car, cylinder 3 is the one nearest the gearbox/LHSS of the car.

When were the plugs last out or replaced, failing plugs can force a COP (Coil On Plug) to go faulty before its time!

Re: cylider 3 missfire

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:24 pm
by CarbonChaos
My money is on lack of compression :?