Having problems with my XR2, just wondered if someone could point me in the right direction on whats actually causing the problems,

was driving down the mway at about 90-100 when all of a sudden car started to lose power, got to work and its running very rough, check oil which is low, now topped up, all plugs and leads checked and no1 plug was a little oily so cleaned and eventually replaces with a good spare i had. replaced and all sparks ok (though no1 seems a little stronger than the others) now restart and still running as if on 3 cylnders? and when i remove no1 lead it makes no difference to the idle, but all others drops alot. Drove car home and drives ok but rough and missing, still pulls strongly and got me the 50 miles home, though when i got back there was alot of run over, though thats probably cause i had a play with the timimg incase it improved it

Any help will be great ppl as im stumped till i can get a compression test done at the weekend

Engines strong service history 95000miles and only thing remotley wrong before was the valve slem seals had started to go (just) could it be a bent valve or somethin??!

 

Check the condition of dizzy cap for a start. May have a crack in it or one of the contacts burnt or worn out. Also remember to check the centre pin on the inside of the cap, sound electrical to me

 

head gasket

 

Nah head gaskets are easy - its spun the bearing on No1

 

Hmm might be the dizzy? ive had alot of problems with these and the cars on its 3rd dizzy in 6 months?! In fact its the only thing ive spent money on regarding the car in over a year of ownership!!

Also what u meen by spun a bearing matey??!!

 

Don't worry about the bearing bit Smokey XR (nice name ) just having a giggle If that had happened the engine would have siezed, snapped the con rod, smashed the head to bits and you'd be in serious trouble.

Have a poke around the dizzy cap for now - until you can do a compression test to investigate further

 

Cheers mate will do im startin to get very suspicious of m the dizzy causing it now. Will look more closely tonight.

If it is anyone know a reason why my xr is eating dizzys??
Ive been told by previous owner that the lumps got a list of mods as long as me arm, would the increased performance (stge 2 head etc) be a cause?