You know that feeling when you're in two minds about whether to say nothing and get away with it, or 'man up' and admit to it.


I thought, I'll just check to see if there is an earth problem on the wiring to the injector. I took off all the new tape I had covered everything in and couldn't see anything wrong with it. Except that the earth wire was brown/yellow where the other three were brown/black.
I thought, 'no, couldn't be. I looked at the idle valve wires. You guessed it. brown/black. I swapped the plugs and turned the key. PPPPPuuuurrrrrrr.

Then I noticed the dripping from the exhaust under the car at one of the exhaust joins. I thought Oh, here we go again. I switched off and was about to wade in again, when I decided to clean the fuel of the floor first. There wasn't anywhere near as much. And it didnt seem to feel like fuel between my fingers. I bit the bullet and did a tongue test. It was dirty water. The exhaust blows it out the back like all cars, but at tickover it drips out of the joins.

So the key got turned again and I sat back and watched her purring along happily.

So thanks to Martin, James and tony for adding a lot more info to my limited knowlage.
And a special thanks to Botters for saving me the embarrassment and cost of paying an auto electrician.
Who would have spent ages trying to trace a fault that was standing next to him in ill fitting overalls.

You sir, are a star. And I, gentlemen am a TiT.