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Offline N3VS X

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misfire
« on: 22 November 2007, 22:07 »
i got a misfire on 3rd cylinder any1 know what it'd be?

Offline richw911

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Re: misfire
« Reply #1 on: 22 November 2007, 22:42 »
What engine? Could be coilpack??

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Offline ian00uk

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Re: misfire
« Reply #2 on: 22 November 2007, 23:05 »
ive got 2 codes. one is multiple missfires and the other is cylinder 1 missfire.not long had coil packs changed

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Re: misfire
« Reply #3 on: 22 November 2007, 23:11 »
switch the coil pack you get the misfire on to another cylinder and see if the misfire follows it..... if so, its the coil pack. 
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Re: misfire
« Reply #4 on: 23 November 2007, 09:36 »
Id bet my mortgage on the coil packs :D

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Re: misfire
« Reply #5 on: 23 November 2007, 10:05 »
i only had em changed few months ago surely they shudnt be failing already?

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Re: misfire
« Reply #6 on: 23 November 2007, 10:15 »
That last comment is not legally binding.

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Re: misfire
« Reply #7 on: 23 November 2007, 11:02 »
That last comment is not legally binding.

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Re: misfire
« Reply #8 on: 23 November 2007, 13:19 »
Did you clear the codes after you changed the coil packs?  Just changing them wouldn't have cleared the codes.....
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Re: misfire
« Reply #9 on: 23 November 2007, 13:29 »
Yes, clear the codes.