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MG MGF Technical - Juddering
| Hi All, Think its just the cold weather but my F has started juddering as if its gasping for fuel in second gear. I can put the accelerator right down and it fights me, then it just seems to release and speeds up! Hope this makes sense but its a bit hard to explain in writing!! Dolly |
| Dolly D |
| When I first got my F, had the same problem. Turned out to be one of the spark plus breaking down. Might be something simelar? Rich |
| Richard |
| Thats a good point Rich...might put some Bosch 4s in - they are supposed to be fab! Dolly |
| Dolly D |
| With the damp mornings it could also be plug leads, a new set wouldn't go amiss if yours are over 5 years old "Missing my motors" Mike |
| Mike |
| Nothing serious then...well thats a relief :-) |
| Dolly D |
| Dolly, do you change plugs & leads yourself? Have you seen where they are? Have you got a hardtop on the car? As you say ... "Nothing serious then...well thats a relief" Car will be even better afterwards. |
| JohnP |
| Hello JohnP! Is this the Spanish inquisition :-)))) (Just kidding) No I don't know where they are (yet) are they hard to find?? And yes I have a hardtop now yipee :-))) Dolly |
| Dolly D |
| Dolly - is your car an MPi or VVC? If the former, and it is a few years old, then it could be the rotor arm and distributor cap: they're past their best by 5 years of age and will need replacing. Had exactly the same thing on mine - new dizzy components solved it in a stroke :o) |
| Rob Bell |
| Everybody fears the Spanish Inquisition. No, they are not hard to find. Unless you have a hardtop on, of course. |
| JohnP |
| Rob its a VVC so hopefully it should be ok....JohnP I guess I'll have to take the hardtop off then eh! :-)) Dolly |
| Dolly D |
| VVC... Good thing - no dizzy cap or rotor arm to wear out. Bad thing - stupidly fiddly job to replace HT leads!! Tim. |
| Tim Jenner |
This thread was discussed on 18/11/2003
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