Is your R32 Skyline running rough?

Author: Paul

Article:
On another topic, we had a 1993 R32 Skyline GTS-t in stock and
had some rough running issues. The car would sometimes run fine
and then have a missing problem. First we pulled out the spark
plugs an checked and gapped them but they seemed OK so I wasn't
confident that thats where the problem lay... it wasn't the
spark plugs. We then thought that maybe a coil had decided to
commit suicide so found a good one laying around the workshop
and went about swapping each coil in turn to try and find the
dead one. We found that the number 4 coil plug wasn't connected
properly and that seemed to cure the missing for a while however
it returned on a second test drive. I then remembered a problem
I had with a Nissan Cefiro not so long ago where the pins on the
module were badly corroded so the 2 plugs that connect it to the
wiring harness couldn't make a good connection. I cleaned them
up with a small file and contact cleaner and it cured the
problem. As this was also an RB20 engine with the identical
ignition module, I did the same and voila!... hasn't missed a
beat since. So, if anyone out there has an RB20 with rough
running problems don't waste time like we did... clean those
pins up first and if that doesn't work then try the spark plugs
and coils. (for those who don't know, the ignition module is
that black box on the top of the engine at the back with 2 plugs
connected to it)

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About the author:
I've been a car enthusiast since I was a kid. My first car was a
Datsun 1600 rally car and I used to spend most of my time
driving around and working on it with my mates. Because I love
fast cars, I love motor racing especially the Formula 1 Grand
Prix and Bathurst, and I used to race Rally Cars, Go Karts and
HQ Holdens. Check out my blog at http://car-import.blogspot.com/