It has new plugs & wires & new coil pack . the strange thing is when I clear the code and start the van it will run perfect for about 7 sec. then when the check engine lite comes back on it runs bad the way it did before terry also do any cylinders fire at the same time ?
No cylinders fire at same time. 6 & 3 must be from same coil-ignition coil C-that is the one with the problem. And the secondary circuit- that is the spark firing portion of the coil. Coils have a primary winding circuit and a secondary wire winding circuit. The secondary comes out of coil as the tower, or the spark plug wire tower -the business end of the coil leading to the plug.
You could have a bad new coil (happens occasionally) or the connection to that coil may be the problem-the connection where the coil snaps onto the coil pack assembly. Try swapping that coil (coil C) with another one there and see if problem follows the coil. See? Keep your plug wires the same, just swap coils with another and see if the new position for suspect coil causes other cylinders to misfire. If a different coil in that "C" position causes same code, then it is not the coil itself, but probably the base assembly that the coil connects to.
These ignition systems use what is called a waste spark, or exhaust waste spark system. The coil will send spark to 6 & 3 simultaneously, but since one is always on the exhaust stroke while the other is on the compression (firing) stroke, the exhaust spark is very weak, and all the energy from coil is directed to the compression stroke cylinder. It sounds crazy but it works great.
Since you say it runs bad just as before, that indicates the coil is not the problem, but something wrong with the base of the coil pack . This is where the wiring is directed to the coils.
like I said it { runs perfect } until the check engine lite comes on again so the coil , wires and plugs r good and the wiring is not bad . please read the whole thing
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This code could also mean the transistor inside the engine computer is fried . New PCM/ECM needed .
P2308 Dodge Description The current flow, or dwell, through the primary ignition coil is controlled by the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) by providing a switched ground path through the ignition coil driver to ground. When the ignition coil driver is switched on, current rapidly builds up to a maximum value, determined by the coil inductance and resistance. When the current is switched off, the magnetic field collapses which induces a secondary high voltage surge and the spark plug is fired. This high voltage surge creates a flyback voltage which the PCM uses as a feedback during the ignition diagnostics. The PCM continuously monitors the ignition system for concerns. The P2308 code sets when the PCM detects a short to voltage in the circuit.
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Hi terry , I want to help you with your question, but I need more information from you. Can you please add details in the comment box? After replacing the coil pack did you verify that there's spark from 3/6 coil when the engine is running poorly? Has it set any other codes? Could the coil driver be an issue? The driver is part of the pcm.
no there is no spark on 3 & 6 I checked with my timing light . outer codes was misfire on 3 and 6 ... .. now the coil driver should not be an issue { because if I clear the codes from the pmc the engine will run good on[ all cylinder] for about 10 seconds UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LITE COMES ON again . then it is back to misfire on 3 +6
like I said it { runs perfect } until the check engine lite comes on again so the coil , wires and plugs r good ...
what makes the check engine lite come back on to cause 6 + 3 to miss fire again
it misfires first, then the check light comes.
No when I clear the code and start the van it will run perfect for about 7 sec. then when the check engine lite comes back on then it misfires again on 6 + 3 like it did be for
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