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hi guys http://www.axoc.co.uk/phpBB3/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif 

my family member has owned a citroen ax from brand new - N reg and it has been sat for 5 years in a garage now! about 10000 miles on the clock so very low! it developed a missfire and apparently its a common problem with these, its the 1.0l litre version! any ideas? http://www.axoc.co.uk/phpBB3/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

 

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Can we take it that you put fresh petrol in it? Also a new set of plugs, points, oil and filter before running it?

 

it developed the miss-fire before it was stored.

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Is it now running but still with the misfire ?

 

If it is an ignition problem it could be the ignition coil cassette but first it would be worthwhile removing (and maybe replacing) all the spark plugs and seeing if they are all the same light brown colour at the tips. Any that are not may show a problem with that cylinder - spark plug fault (could swap the plug to another cylinder to see if the problem moves with the plug), low compression due to a valve problem (try a compression test), ignition coil problem.

 

It could also be a fuel problem such as a temperature sensor fault, blocked air filter, air leak, injector/carburettor fault.

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