Mis-firing

[Red_Nic]

My car had been mis- firing only on tick over for a few months.

When I took it for an mot , it was on tick over for a while, then the engine management light came on.

When plugged in, it said "engine mis-fire" .

But since the code has been cleared off, the light hasn't come on again, nor has it mis-fired.

 

Any ideas on the cause?

Spark plugs were replaced 5000 miles ago.

Could it be the spark plugs leads?

Anything else to check?

 

Many thanks in advance.

[flyboy]

Could try cleaning the MAF sensor

[Ekona]

Tbh if it's not come back or happened since you reset the codes, then I'm not sure I'd worry too much about it.

 

Could be a dodgy coilpack on the way out, or something wasn't quite plugged in properly, or a bit of water go where it shouldn't, or anything really. Don't let it bother you, cars do weird things sometimes and then they sort themselves out

[GMballistic]

Tbh if it's not come back or happened since you reset the codes, then I'm not sure I'd worry too much about it.

 

Could be a dodgy coilpack on the way out, ...Don't let it bother you, cars do weird things sometimes and then they sort themselves out

+1.

 

If the EML comes back on then have the code re-read and then go from there.

[ZMANALEX]

Yeah, probably just a glitch, so if it ain't broke then don't fix it.

 

If the EML comes back on, then just pull the code and post up hear or drop me a PM and I will soon tell you what it is.

[Red_Nic]

many thanks guys