I know this is a VR4 forum but...

[FNFAST VR4]

My flatmates Evo is playing up. He hardly uses it as he has a company car. It's an evo 6.5 TME. The other week he started it up and it sounded like a subaru.... After a short drive things improved a bit, but it is still missing/hesitating at around 4-5000 revs. Any idea where he should start looking?

He was going to start with leads and plugs, and it needs a new battery as his is buggered.

Just wondering whether you guys had any advice. He tried looking on nzmmc but searching for 'misfire' or something similar brings up a million results.

[Ryan]

I had the same sort of symptoms when I changed my plugs and leads and got the firing order mixed up.

Car only ran on less than 6 cylinders and front end of the car was vibrating all over the place from being so off-balance.

My guess would be to check there first?

[elnevio]

Leads and plugs definitely an easy check. And a lot easier than a VR-4! :D

[FNFAST VR4]

Sweet, I'll get him onto it. Thanks guys!

[Goku]

Use it more, Evo's don't like being used for small drives then being parked up. They foul plugs and do silly things if they haven't been given a good long drive in some time, and just used once and a while to drive round town.

[FNFAST VR4]

I keep offering to take it for drives for him... but he doesn't seem keen!

[Goku]

Lol, then he needs to take it for more drives, or it will just keep doing that, and cost him more money :P

[FNFAST VR4]

I'll add that to my argument and see how I go haha.