My car is hesitating real bad and I took it to get the check engine light checked out. It turned out to be a misfire on cylinders 1,3, and 4. I'm trying to fix the problem bnut have no clue what cyliners are 1,3, and 4. Does anyone have a diagram or a picture that shows which is which?

 

Anyone? i'm sorry I REALLY need this information..

 

Took this from another thread. i know the 1 is correct, but it doesnt seem right for #4. ill look at teh manual in a little but to confirm this though

When hood is open standing in front of car cylinder 1 is on the back left And cylinder 4 is front left side



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1-2-3
4-5-6
Front of car

 

Did you find out if this is right?

 

Fire wall here
1--2--3

4--5--6
Front of car

Firing order - 1 4 2 5 3 6

 

At home on my personal comp I have ALL the wiring diagrams for 2002-2003 TL. If this is something you need. PM me and tonight when I am home ill send them to you.

 

guys -settle down,,keg13,,did you notice this thread was from 2006???
by now we all know the numbering order, there are threads on it in several areas

Please see the rules on how to build you post count--thank you,,and welcome to acurazine!!

 

so I have the 2003 Acura TL and diagnostic says misfire. how do we know if it's an actual plug or a coil pack?
Mine is showing cylinder 2 misfire.

so it would be cylinder bank 2 against the firewall regardless of the firing order right?



firewall
123
456
front of car

so change the plug or the coil pack or both?

 

Pharmacist, The number two cylinder is the middle one next to the firewall. A misfire can be something else (fuel injector) but you hit the most common causes. I would pull the coil on plug, and examine it closely and see if you can see any pinholes or carbon traces that indicate a pinhole. I would also pull the plug and check the condition. You can find pictures of how a plug should look online. I think most people would replace the plug first. You can change the coil pack and the plug (if it is not obviously bad) with another cylinder, I would change it with one of the front three cylinders. Run the car and see if the misfire follows the plug and coil. If it follows you can then do one at a time to narrow it to the cause. If the misfire is still for cylinder two I would then look at the fuel injectors. if you are using an OBDII reader is the Short Term Fuel reading very different from the long term fuel reading?

 

Decided to add a nice picture since this thread has been looked at many times.






Acura 3.2L, 3.5L