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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JonathanJ
One thing I have done in the past is to remove a inlet pipe and run it like a N/A and then rev it with your hand over the intercooler outlet and see what pressure you get there , if you have pressure then it is getting that far , it could be a leak and that is what is causing the misfire , sometimes difficult to find , another trick is to start it in a sealed state and spray some brake cleaner towards your suspected leak area , only a quick squirt though , it will get sucked in and will burn like petrol and it will rev , so be careful how much you use .
Surely on a boosted engine there is no vacum so if you spray brake cleaner where you suspect a leak it will be blown out by the leaking boost rather than get sucked in?
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