A young female friend of my daughter's turned up in an X plate mondeo which was running on 3 cylinders.
A quick check revealed there was no spark on the most offside cylinder but the plug worked ok in another cylinder. A check with a timing light showed an erratic trigger for the light in the lead but still no spark. Swapping the lead to another point on the coil pack gave a spark.
So it looks like one point on the coil pack is not providing enough power to spark the plug.
Are there any other things to check before I suggest she buys a new coil pack (25 quid).
AJH