1998 Renault Clio car missing on accelartion

1998 RENAULT CLIO
63,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DEB.WATSON
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car ok when cold - soon as it warms up engine starts missing. have changed the fuel filter, ht leads and inlet manifold but no change.
Nov 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I feel that this will be an ignition problem, replace the spark plugs and have the coil out put checked, this can be done on an oscilloscope this will test the full ignition system, start there.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 30, 2008 at 4:41 PM
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