nivlasemaj
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Found it thanks.Nope. It's inside the driver's side frame rail, below the cab.
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Found it thanks.Nope. It's inside the driver's side frame rail, below the cab.
OP?Lots of suggestions. Did the OP finally fix the problem? What was the final result?
OP? It seems to be in the pig tail of the coil pack,when I wiggle it the engine diesLots of suggestions. Did the OP finally fix the problem? What was the final result?
I don't have a code reader, the check engine light has been on since I bought the thing. Looked up the beeping sequence upon startup and said it was cause the air bag light in the dash needs replacing, haven't explored how to get into the instrument panel to fix that.Are you getting any fault codes?
If spark is fine, then the next step is to look at fuel. Have you replaced the fuel filter? Have you checked injectors? I had a couple of injectors go bad and cause a miss on my 3.0, but it had 180,000 miles or so. But if you bought it at auction, it may have been sitting for a long time, and the fuel may have degraded enough to clog the filter or an injector. I'd also check the electrical connections at each injector to make sure the wiring harness hasn't been damaged or anything.
There's a rev limiter when the truck is in Park. That's why you haven't been able to go above 3000. But really, misfires aren't typically serious enough to justify blowing your engine up.
It seems to be in the middle wire/2&6, cause the spark seems weak. The other 4 cylinders have great spark, they jump around the boot and get me ZZZZZ.OP = Original Poster, the person that started the thread
Yes, sounds like a short or broken wire to me.
The only wire that would cause an out right stall would be the Red 12v power wire, the other 3 are Computer controlled Ground wires, 1 for each of the 3 coil in the coil pack, so if one of those was loose engine would start missing but not die as the other 2 coils(4 cylinders) would keep firing.
If it is not a loose connection in the coil pack itself then I would hit a wrecking yard and cut off a coil pack connector to splice into your harness, one at a time, the order is VERY important for correct spark timing.
Thanks, will compare spark at plugs, on coil pack, and compression tomorrow. If there is nothing definite I'll try to limp it to parts store or shoot it and put it out of both our miseries.FYI, any autoparts store should be able to tell you what fault codes are being generated, and maybe even potential fixes. Either way, knowing the code that is triggering your Check Engine Light will make it MUCH easier to narrow down the location and potential cause of your issue. And, that will keep you from dumping a bunch of money into it on parts that won't fix your problems.
Seems I had a new plug wire that rested on an exhaust stud and rubbed thru the boot and was shorting out.Lots of suggestions. Did the OP finally fix the problem? What was the final result?
I said it would turn out to be something simple.. Thanks for the support.And now your happy you did buy it? A simple, and cheap plug wire got it back to running.
Or, simply buy good gas. Stations that sell Shell or Mobile put fuel cleaners such as techron in their gas. This helps keep the injectors clean, along with the valve tops from building up.I said it would turn out to be something simple.. Thanks for the support.
Now one of my little pieces of wit you can share with everone: Don't ever use a full can of fuel treatment again. Wait till your tank is at 1/4, then use only 1/4 can of treatment, after all you are not treating the fuel it self but the impurities in the tank. This way you get 4 tank treatments out of one can of fuel treatment, save a little $$$.
Or, simply buy good gas. Stations that sell Shell or Mobile put fuel cleaners such as techron in their gas. This helps keep the injectors clean, along with the valve tops from building up.
Been using these two for years. Knock on my head, I've not had a faulty injector problem to date.[/QU
You have never felt the need to treat your fuel system? Condensation builds in the gas tank regardless of where the fuel came from.