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Flashing Check Engine Light, #6 Misfire DANG!!!
Heading down to visit my brother in DC today. Loaded up the car, drove to the bank, all was well. Coming out of the bank, it started misfiring.
Made it home, put on diagnostic (it's a 1996 OBD II) Came up with #6 misfire. Tested this out by pulling fuel injector connector on #6, no change to performance. Pulled others with BIG change. I changed the plugs 100 miles ago and have really been enjoying the power and pull of a fresh tuneup.....now this! What's the most likely culprit? I'm thinking that #6 coil got damaged in the plug change (#6 is a REAL BI*CH), though aside from being pushed around during the change, it wash't dropped or hit. Any troubleshooting ideas that would narrow down the problem??
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Dave W. ______________________________ 1996 Redd |
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Sure looks like your coil has gone south .....
Mine did also, last summer I did a simple "swap" test, using another coil in the "defectives" place and then it worked, so I just bought a new one /Sonny
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Internal name: "SuperSonic" -92 ebony black with 170k KM *** -Stress is when you wake up screaming & you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet. *** |
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Could be a plug. Had that hapen on a 1997 legacy last week and it was the plugs.
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Could be, but if you do the swap test and the fault remains at the same cylinder, you know it is the sparkplug
/Sonny
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Internal name: "SuperSonic" -92 ebony black with 170k KM *** -Stress is when you wake up screaming & you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet. *** |
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Thanks for the quick responses, guys. I will try the swap.....
It HAD to be #6....grrrrrrr.
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Dave W. ______________________________ 1996 Redd |
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Complete Coil Removal...the Dreaded #6
Finally got the chance to do a swap of #6 coil after determining that #6 wasn't firing.
Getting the coil off the plug is a struggle, but getting the connector apart is kicking my a$$. It's the #6, blue connector. I can push the little tab with a straight slot, but the thing will not come apart. Impossible access is making this seem, well, impossible. Any tips?
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Dave W. ______________________________ 1996 Redd |
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Part of plug that mounts on bracket was frozen to bracket. After verifying that the coil was bad, I wasn't so gentle on trying to pull off the plug. Wires came out, blue plug is now a permanent resident of my SVX.
Loaner coil has me back on the road!
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Dave W. ______________________________ 1996 Redd |
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Bloody knuckles, loaner coil in place, all is well!
Old coil was dead.
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Dave W. ______________________________ 1996 Redd |
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