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[ians]

I have now concluded that my 4 pot is not firing (properly) on cyclinder 1
- inspecting the plugs after a run, 2,3,4 all look fine grey/tan deposit as normal.  No 1 is damp.
- looking down plug hole, no 1 is distinctly wet (the others look dry)
- pulling no.1 lead does not affect the engine running (altough the lead does arc to the block).  2,3,4 upset it as expected.  So I conclude that no.1 is not firing anyway, hence no change.

I have new leads, and known good plugs (I swapped 1 and 2 just to confirm with same result above).

So its only the dis pack left on the HT side I think.

I have never touched the dis pack before on any Omega so would appreciate opinions.  Is it possible to inspect the dispack internally or is it a sealed unit as it looks?  (Its completely dry BTW,  although is probably original and 13 years/180k old).

My other theory is that no.1 injector is faulty/blocked (and that the dampness is oil residue that I was unable to clean out of the plug wells).  Feels unlikely though.

I know that oil in plug wells can see off the leads.  Can it also damage the dispack?

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Ian

[JamesV6CDX]

In this scenario, I attach my timing gun to each HT lead in turn, to see if it's firing..

[VX1]

Looks like Ian you need some sort of medic on the case and medication for yourself before you start loosing it slightly. You will sort it very soon I am sure.  

[JamesV6CDX]

I'm not a million miles away if you lose hope.. I don't suspect loom problems, because it would be missing on more than one cyl..

If all sparks are sparking... may be worth a compression test..

[ians]

James,

Could dis -pack fail on one lead only?

I seem to remember Mark saying that a spark in open air does not mean there is a good spark under compression.   Anyway, I am going to recheck that that lead is producing a spark to the block, I may have got that wrong..

Cheers
Ian

[Dazzler]

Compression check first, nice easy job on a 4 pot. IMHO.

[Markie]

James,

Could dis -pack fail on one lead only?
I seem to remember Mark saying that a spark in open air does not mean there is a good spark under compression.   Anyway, I am going to recheck that that lead is producing a spark to the block, I may have got that wrong..

Cheers
Ian

As far as i am aware....yes  :-/ reason being a dispack failing on a v6 can lead to it running on 5...