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Hey guys, Ive made a previous thread here so check for full story....http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/442374-r33-some-kind-of-ignition-problem/ Took my coils out on the weekend and the plugs... coils don't have any visible cracks or damage.. in cylinders 2 and 3 ontop of the plugs was a bunch gunk which looked like a mix of oil and water, im guessing from when I washed the engine bay as the seal of my rocker cover were basically non existent??... cleaned the gunk out the top of the plugs and removed the plugs there was no oil or anything in the cylinders but the plugs most of them were horribly black and looked very fouled... just waiting on my iridiums to come and I will fit them then tape up the coil packs and hope for the best as I cannot afford splitfires right now... my question is guys do you think my coils are finished or just the gunk (oil and water) ontop of the 2 plugs was causing the coils to not do their job properly? ive let the coils dry out now for a few days any other recommendations?. Cheers in advance guys!

Hey guys, I'm new here just recently purchased a r33 series 2 1996 skyline. Anyway a few days ago I decided to clean the engine bay just at the car wash, after doing so I've experienced extreme losses in power and definite misfiring problems. When im driving it almost sounds like a machine gun and has no guts when I put my foot down. The turbo still spools up and it cranks over fine on start up, so im with the idea ive either got water in my coils or in my plugs and more so leaning towards coils cause if it was in the plugs the car wouldn't crank over??. I was having slight misfiring problems before I washed the engine bay but that was only when I dumped the throttle and was most likely cause the old owner had the boost set on 14PSI with a stock ECU. Car is reasonably stock; just the usuals... 4inch Pod filter, hiflow exhaust, turbo timer and boost controller I have a new set of iridium plugs on their way but what do you guys think, will changing the plugs sort the issue? or if water did manage to make its way into the coils will it eventually evaporate off or do I need to replace the coils?. Also I'm not hugely experienced with mechanics done the odd job or two. If I was to replace the coils and the plugs is it simple enough to follow a tutorial and do it myself or should I leave it to a mechanic?. Cheers guys and thanks for the answers in advance! also sorry if I sound bit stupid I'm just a newby to turbos haha