Isigned off our last instalment having sorted out the failed CV joint boot on the offside front which meant I could turn my attention to some of the easier cosmetic issues, but as we’re starting to discover with a car this complex, there’s always something waiting in the wings with a W12-engined Bentley.
This time it was a sudden loss of power accompanied by a noticeable change in the engine note which was obviously the result of at least one cylinder dropping out.
Thinking nothing of it, I assumed it would sort itself out after restarting but that didn’t happen, so I plugged in a basic OBD reader which told me I had a misfire on cylinder seven. As we all optimistically do, I cleared the code, drove round the block and... the misfire was still there. Although, I must admit that the Continental still went well enough, even if it did sound like an old Camaro.
