5 cylinders MISFIRE ????? MAYBE CAT?

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10-22-2007, 07:06 PM

meks85

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5 cylinders MISFIRE ????? MAYBE CAT?

i got a check engline light ON. car runs like v8 LOL i went and checked OBD2. 5 cylinders exapt #3 misfire.

I read some forums, i hope its CAT converter. but if its not then im scewed.

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10-22-2007, 07:54 PM

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also check coilpack connections.

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10-22-2007, 08:58 PM

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all coil packs are conected, and firing. but can they fire when not supposed to? ot its the pistor not in place when they fire.? im not sure about this.

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10-22-2007, 09:05 PM

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just take it to autozone and get your car scanned for free. You can then look up the codes.

No need to guess.

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10-22-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by meks85

i got a check engline light ON. car runs like v8 LOL i went and checked OBD2. 5 cylinders exapt #3 misfire.

I read some forums, i hope its CAT converter. but if its not then im scewed.

I don't see how the cat could cause a misfire on a specific cylinder. I'd guess coil pack or plug.