FJ1200 backfire / Wet plug cylinder 3

[kiwi cowboy]

I feel quite welcome already - what a great community this forum is!

Simple test as some one has said i think would be-one coil i assume does cylinder 1 and 4 other coil does 2 and 3 so if its problem is 3 change the lead from 2 and 3 around and see if the prob shifts to number 2 cylinder if so its is def the leedmy 2 cents worth

[SARGE]

Hey hey, someone outside the UK that's heard of him, I believe the little fella's a bit hard to get hold of these days as he runs a full time FJ and FJR service centre and runs one of the biggest clubs In England but despite owning a bunch of FJs, I was always out my depth in his company. The dude will fire off shim sizes, torque settings and alternative fuel pumps when you're just trying to discuss the local pubs .

Ex services too Sarge, you buggers could have a right old chin wag.

yea .. im a member of the FJCUK.. Doc has given me some mint advice on Spooky (him and a few Legends race car forums )

[callmered]

I thought I would update the thread for the interest of those who helped out above.

The plug leads are captive items to the coil. While I could have done a cut and shut job with some generic cable, I decided to bite the bullet and replace the coil too. A couple of hundred bucks and a week later, the coil arrived. Of course, the cables don't come with plug caps, so they were extra.

It took maybe 30 minutes to swap the coil over. For now, I have tied up the extra length of cable. You get a generous metre or so, when you need 15 cm. i can sort that out later.

Enough dragging it out - it worked. No more backfire. I get full power through the rev range, no spare cylinder anymore.

Thanks all.

[martybabe]

Good news...Enjoy.