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== '''Dead Cylinders''' ==


It is not uncommon to have pairs of cylinders not producing power.  Once you have determined which pair of cylinders is having the problem the diagnosis becomes much easier.  For a turbo car the:


== The ignition coils are common between cylinders - 1&4 and 2&3 ==

Diagnosis of the ignition system can be done by switching around the plug wires to see if the problem moves with the wires.  If so it is a problem with the wires.  Although having two bad wires is uncommon it is not unheard of.  The next step is swapping the coil packs to see if the problem moves.  If so it is a problem with a coil pack.  If neither of the tests moves the problem it can be the coil pack base.  This is a much more expensive part.


== The fuel injector electrics are common between cylinders - 1&3 and 2&4 ==

Dirty contacts in the connector IHC - B5 can be the problem.  Also check the resistance of each injector.  They should all be the same.  One bad injector can cause the injector circuit in the ECU to fail (overheat) shutting down both injectors on the circuit.