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OBD 2 code showing 300 & 301 cylinder misfire

I had all 4 ignition wires replaced and a few weeks later I started getting 300 and 301 codes on the obd. The ignition wire was replaced again and 2 months later the same rough idling and 300/301 codes appear. thanks for any help you can provide.

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  • ari_fisher Feb 23, 2009

    The mechanic is saying that a gasket over the #1 cylinder is leaking oil into the cylinder and this is affecting the ignition coil. Does this sound accurate?

  • ari_fisher Feb 24, 2009

    there was no mention of exhaust smoke. Will I automatically see smoke if there is an oil leak from the gaskey about the ignition wire?

    Ari


  • ari_fisher Feb 24, 2009

    I picked up the car and they did say there was a leak/seep in the valve cover gasket. The mechanic thinks that oil is getting into the ignition wire and shorting it out. does this sound reasonable?

    Ari


  • ari_fisher Feb 25, 2009

    Should I get the valve cover replaced?

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There are alot of components that can throw those codes.... as a test pull one wire from the coil pack and note if the engine idle changes... replace it and move to the next one... repeat that for all cyclinders.... if you pull one and there are no changes you have likely located the cause.

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  • Anonymous Feb 23, 2009

    what colour is the exhaust smoke ?

  • Anonymous Feb 24, 2009

    well hold on a sec... what he appears to talking about is a valve cover gasket... relatively quick easy and cheap fix. if he is suggesting the head gasket is leaking you would be using oil and the exhaust would be blue (i believe)



    Robert

  • Anonymous Feb 25, 2009

    sounds great except oil does not conduct electricity

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2009

    it wouldn't hurt

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P0300, P0301, and P0302 are all misfire codes (cylinders #1 and #2, and a multiple/random misfire). The only time I've heard of this being related to a crank sensor is if the sensor were loose. Furthermore, a crank sensor issue should affect all cylinders equally. So I'd expect you'd have the P0300 only, or all the codes you have plus P0303 and P0304 (and P0305 and P0306 if a V6).

You should continue checking your secondary ignition system. Presuming the wires and plugs made no difference in the codes or condition, check the coil. You'll want to do your checking when the problem is occurring. Perhaps even mist the wires and coil with water to see if you can see a spark jumping. If you do indeed see a spark jumping, that is the location of your problem.

Another strategy you can use is to take the #1 and #2 plug wires (if accessible) off the plugs and just set them back in place without clipping back onto the plugs. Then, start the car, and gradually pull the wire(s) off the plug(s). The spark should come out of the end of the wire onto the plug. If it comes out of the coil or the side of the wire, then the problem is in the location of the spark.

If you're unable to find a secondary ignition problem, then you should begin investigating whether you have a fuel delivery or internal engine problem causing the misfire. Most engine issues will show up with a compression test. If you indeed are only misfiring on cylinders 1 and 2, you can swap those injectors with the others to see if the misfire follows the injectors.


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