said:

It gets even worse......my CX has GASP! electronic injection and
ignition (which never failed me BTW, because it's Bosch - decent
German engineered ©)

Sander, that's how the car came from the factory, yes?


Yup. The "i" in CX25 GTi stands for injection.
To be fair, two brands were fitted, in no particular order:
Bosch and Magneti Marelli.
Dunno about MM, but the (analog!) Bosch stuff is pretty sturdy and
problem-free, even after 20-odd years.
It's the (French) connectors and sockets that fail miserably without
maintenance.

Nothing a can of WD-40 can't cure, you will note.

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "

Which Bosch system did they use? K-Jet (CIS) was reliable , but
physically awkward. D-Jet was a PITA.

There are some very good aftermarket controllers that can be used with
factory intake headers and throttles and Ford MAF sensors. There's a
guy not too far from here who has a Studebaker with closed loop EFI,
oxygen sensor and all.

said:

Which Bosch system did they use? K-Jet (CIS) was reliable , but
physically awkward. D-Jet was a PITA.


L-jetronic. One of the most reliable systems of the day.

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "