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Old 20-03-2008, 12:21 PM   #1
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Default Rough idle and accelerating

Just read through nthe forums about this and iuts seems it could be coil packs? anybody shed some light on this.
Its only just started doing this, car has 160k on clock has new plugs. I dont want to change leads yet as they are bloody expensive.

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Old 20-03-2008, 12:34 PM   #2
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$62 for some Eagle 8.0mm spiral wound leads at Carbitz is what I bought.. Hardly expensive.
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Old 20-03-2008, 12:42 PM   #3
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I just got qouted $172 for 9mm top guns. Its not just that they are expensive its replacing i dont need to. Its an XR8 not a six.

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Old 20-03-2008, 02:47 PM   #4
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Has the fuel filter been changed recently as I had a rough idle a while back and it was just a blocked fuel filter
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Old 20-03-2008, 09:10 PM   #5
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mine is doing the same...fuel filter was done 8k ago....could it be pump...??? mine also takes a while to turn over when its warm...starts perfect wen its cold
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