B16a engine needs help - WRX sound with back fire noise

[tangyoonee]

Hi guys.
All of sudden my car is making WRX sound with back fire noise and the car's going slow. Has anyone experienced this?

[munkaii]

Video?

[grifty]

your car is misfiring, check your leads and plugs first.

[hmetro24]

Check plugs, You car is not working in 1 or more cylinders, check if its sparking in the 4 sparks.

[aznstyler]

Plugs Leads Timing

[cracker]

leave it, rexxies sound sick neway :p

hahaha nah mate had same problem I belive it was plug related

[mugen_ctr]

ur running on 3 cylinders if it sounds like wrx, as said, check sparkplugs, leads, dizzy

[SuperJDM.]

sparkplugs laters

[redefine]

if your not sure how to check the spark you can take the lead out, grab a screwdriver with a plastic handle, put one end in the lead, and hold it just over the rocker cover, if its sparking you should see it when the screwdriver gets close enough to the rocker cover (when you turn it over of course)

[tangyoonee]

Yeh. it was actually spark plugs. one of them was burnt. I think some water went in when I cleaned the engine bay.