landydisco Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 hi all this is my first post can anyone give me some advice please i have a 97 1.8 i dohc ghia i have a rough idle on it on tick over it seems to purge with rev counter moving up and down a hundred or so revs at standstill and when i pull up at traffic lights etc it will rev at around 1500 rpm then drop down its revs to normal then start purging again its perfect under load runs sweet as a nut until i stop again only had the car a week the chap i bought it off said when he bought it it had a k&n filter on it and he replaced this with original air filter he also put in spark plugs but i dont think hes put right ones in or proberly not gapped them correctly hes put in 4 electrode post plugs in i dont even know if cams may have been put in (aftermarket ie high lift/fast road etc) as i heard that these can make tick over lumpy or could the problem be electrical i e sensors or ecu fault or just something else,any feedback would be grateful thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalelc16 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Leads or plugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landydisco Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Leads or plugsthanks will try putting some original plugs in as the ones that are in at the moment are BOSCH HR78NX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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