johannes wrote:
>
> Certainly wrote:
>> On Mar 2, 8:39 am, johannes <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> My 1993 9000 cse 2.0 lpt has stated not firing on all cylinders
immediately
>>> after a starting in the morning. It takes about a mile to get it going
>>> normally. DI replaced just one month ago, spark plugs and air filter
>>> replaced only 4 months ago. So what could be the problem?
>> Possibly leaking head gasket into one or more cylinders when the
>> engine cools, and metal contracts. The misfiring is the non-
>> combustible coolant(water) that is present in the cylinder. Check the
>> plugs and see if there is ceramic missing on the firing end, this is a
>> sure sign. Otherwise pressure test overnight with plugs out and look
>> in each cylinder for coolant.
>> Gerald
>
> OK, I will check next weekend. I was thinking of fuel filter or
injectors,
> but the car dives OK once the engine is warmed up.
This sounds like one of the many sensors (that I don't grasp) in
injection/catalyst cars.
My experience of head gaskets was that the car was much worse when hot.
If it helps a little
Charles
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