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Old 08-14-2004, 06:14 PM
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Re: Legacy misfire

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Originally posted by Mr. Pockets
My wife said her Legacy's 'Check Engine' light was on last week. I didn't get around to checking it before we left, but today before I pulled it out of the garage I plugged in the OBDII reader.

'Misfire in cyl 3 detected.'

I suppose it's time to change plugs. I probably haven't in over a year, and she drives a lot. I don't know when the wires were last changed...
Hi Nick, as it uses double ended coils and a wasted spark, the fault would have to be at the plug itself. A bad lead would give a fault in 3 and 4 cylinders. The plug is either showing a high or low firing voltage.

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