ford ka 1997 - car misifre - kaz10

hello im hoping you people can help i recently bought a ford ka 1.3 found the car wasnt picking up speed like it should so i got the oil and spark plugs changed cars seems ok now just slows down a little when going up a hill now my engine has started rumberling while in 1st and 2nd gear sounds fine in 3rd ive had someone look at it and they have said plug 4 is misfiring so i have to pay for new plug leads. im just wondering if this will deffinatly stop the rumberling or could it be anything else??

thank you

ford ka 1997 - car misifre - kaz10

also the accelerater doesnt feel very tight feels quite loose

ford ka 1997 - car misifre - Avant

Very difficult to know what the 'rumberling' (or even rumbling) is without actually hearing it. See if you can find a small independent garage rather than throwing money at a Ford dealer. You should be able to get one plug lead on its own from somewhere rather than changing them all.

Be careful not to spend more money than a 13-year-old Ka is worth.

ford ka 1997 - car misifre - piston power

These cars are known for rattling tappets and seem to be left but if adjusted properly the performance will be better.

ford ka 1997 - car misifre - jc2

And if set tight will misfire!!