Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:13:53 GMT From: "George Schuman" <geoschunopsamose.com> Subject: Re: Engine trouble on a 94 900
"Jon Ingall" <jingallnopsam.ca> wrote in message news:vk5gomqd53tm51nopsam.supernews.com... > I hope someone can help me out on this one: > > I've got a '94 900 turbo which is idling very poorly, lacks power and > occasionally is hard to start. This just started today after the rush hour > drive home. > > The number three cylinder didn't seem to be firing, so I popped in a new set > of platinum plugs, which reduced the problem but did not eliminate it. I > was thinking of a new distributor cap and rotor, but I don't know how to > check if the existing one is shot. > > Here's what has been done recently (to eliminate some guesses): new fuel > pump, new head gasket, turbo dump valve. > > My next guesses would be a pcv valve or fuel injectors. Distributor cap and ignition wires.