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Originally Posted by ainarssems
I am not 100% sure about this but I have definitely witnessed the same behaviour. I think what happens is after certain number on misfires ECU cuts fuel for the misfiring cylinder to stop unburned fuel going in exhaust and damaging cat, that means only air passes through that cylinder, lambda probe reads it as too lean mixture and increases fuel for remaining cylinders, if it gets too rich it will cause misfires on other cylinders. Now again I am not sure but I think it would be fair to assume that ECU is smart enough not to do this and just switch off lambda monitoring when it cuts fuel for 1 cylinder in which case it runs only on MAF readings and if the MAF is a bit out or if injectors are either worn letting more fuel through or partially clogged letting less fuel through then mixture will be wrong and may cause misfires.
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Interesting...thanks for the input!
I should likely have mentioned that the car is run solely on LPG once it's warmed up to the required temp...about 60C I believe. At that point, I believe the Prinz LPG ECU would be in control?
Mike.
PS: Car STILL running sweet as a nut!
I'll be doing about 400 miles tomorrow with my grandkids, so that'll be a good test...
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