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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: steve wass on 14 April 2008, 14:49:50

Title: Misfire when cornering
Post by: steve wass on 14 April 2008, 14:49:50

Hi there all, hope you can help my poorly omega. It is a 2.0 16v ecotec petrol on a "R" 1998.
Every now and then it developes a misfire that only lasts about 5 or 6 seconds. Sometimes the engine managment light comes on when it misfires then the light goes out and the misfire stops.I know that the car goes into a safety mode when the eml comes on, but why does it bloody misfire.....please please and pretty please somebody help me.
P.S it seems to misfire more when i go round a sharp corner or roundabout.....how weird is that???????? ;D

Title: Re: Misfire when cornering
Post by: TheBoy on 14 April 2008, 15:01:27

Are the plug wells filling with water (or oil)?

Title: Re: Misfire when cornering
Post by: STMO123 on 14 April 2008, 15:11:40

If the EML comes on there will be fault codes stored......read them. It could be a number of things including a broken wire to, say, a knock sensor which makes and breaks as you corner and the engine moves slightly.