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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: stevepage3 on August 22, 2008, 20:08:18

Title: 3.5 v8 missfires when cold
Post by: stevepage3 on August 22, 2008, 20:08:18

my disco seem to be missfiring when cold.

Once it gets up to temp is seems to be ok, any thoughts

Steve

Title: Re: 3.5 v8 missfires when cold
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 22, 2008, 23:18:13

Hot wire or flapper?

Could be the plugs need some attention, the rich mix in a cold engine is harder to burn.  My LSE is a pig sometimes when it's cold 'till the plugs warm up.

Also, are you losing a steady amount of water by any chance 8-[

Title: Re: 3.5 v8 missfires when cold
Post by: bilge rat on August 22, 2008, 23:47:25

had the same prob with me vittesse a few years ago . that turned out to be plugs ...