Originally Posted by
paulospug
Again, maybe different on escort turbo, but I had exactly same problem - changed plugs, leads, dizzy, rotor arm, injectors, fuel pump, ecu and accumulator.... NO GOOD! It turned out that a valve was not seating properly....

Check compression and see how she is. Eliminates any engine faults then.
Hello mate,
Sorry to hear of your valve problem mate.

I really didn't want to even consider this being the problem as a head-off-on-the-drive cossie with this weather isn't my cup of tea, fortunately though, I'm just a bit slow. I had a cracked cap

Cheers for putting the fear into me though

hehe