mitsubishi space wagon GDI 2.4 2001 - mechanical problems - mr pembroke

im in need of some advise, i brought the car a couple months ago she runs fine but occasionaly she missfires and looses power on pull away. i have had advise from a few garages includin mitsubishi themselves and was told to give it a full engine flush and oil change, new spark plugs, new coil pack, air filter, red x and injection cleaner has been put in it but shes still missin occasionaly. She has just had a diagnostic check and i was told that shes got a fault on the valve timing or a mechanical fault and that its missfiring on cylinder 3. But another garage has said that if the timing was out then she would miss fire on all 4 cylinders. I have contacted the previous owners and they said that they had a problem with it clogging up with carbon on the throttle body, he had it reconditioned about 18 months ago and was workin fine again. im at a loose end now as i dont want to spend out on replacing parts if its stil not going to cure the problem. can anyone advise me on what to do please

mitsubishi space wagon GDI 2.4 2001 - mechanical problems - tdc

Are these the 12.5:1 comp ratio engines which are fussy on type/grade of fuel?

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http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=38974

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=30435

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=38913

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