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post May 29, 2012 - 10:54 AM
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So a couple of weeks ago I noticed the car had a rough idle when cold. It would slowly smooth itself out as it warmed up. Once warm there were no issues at all. About 2 weeks ago the car through a CEL P0301 which is misfire in Cylinder 1. Here is what i've tried:

- Swapped spark plugs in cyl 1 and 2. Turned off cel. CEL came back with same code, still having same issues. Plugs have maybe 35k on them (NGK iridium)
- Replaced dizzy cap and rotor. While in there i found oil leaking into the cap and then down and out of the cap. Replaced o-ring seal on dizzy and also the seal for the cap. CEL came back, same code same issue.

I'll be heading to carquest today to pickup an inline spark tester. I think this test will pass though because the car runs fine once its warm. Right now i'm leaning towards an injector issue. I just put a full tank of gas and added about 5oz of lucas injector cleaner, i don't have high expectations of this working though.

Any suggestions you guys can offer will be appreciated. Just to re-iterate...Car runs perfectly fine once warm. No power loss, no hesitation. It actually runs alot better with the injector cleaner, new cap and new rotor (smoother and improved throttle response). Only issue is its rough when cold. You can hear and feel the misfire.


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post May 30, 2012 - 10:17 AM
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Got an update for you guys....when I got home last night I tested the spark plugs and they all appears to be firing the same. This morning I got in the car and started her up and there was a misfire like normal. I again tested the wire while the misfire was happening and this is what it looked like.

Flash flash flash...dead dead dead dead...flash flash flash flash...dead dead..flash..etc

So the problem appears to be spark related. Any thoughts on causes? Would seem weird for a plug wire to work when warm but not when cold. Plus the wires only have about 25-30k on them (ngk wires). Let me know what you guys think.


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