Utilizing Pressure Transducer Waveforms to Diagnose a Misfire
Can a classic misfire be diagnosed by analyzing pressure transducer waveforms?
TechShop’s Tool Minute: Cylinder Misfire Codes
In this video, we’ll dive into what’s going on when you have a misfire code for a particular cylinder.
TechShop’s Tool Minute: Diagnosing Misfires
A flashing check engine light and P0300 to P0312 diagnostic trouble code are surefire indications that one or more cylinders are misfiring. While occasional misfires may pass unnoticed, a steady misfire is hard to miss. Here’s a quick video on what you need to know when diagnosing misfires.
Code Reader Podcast: Misfire Mystery
A customer brought in a 2007 Subaru Legacy with the 2.5L 4-cylinder EJ25 engine. The owner complained of an engine vibration. From the initial description, it sounded like a pretty typical misfire issue.
Pulling Codes: Multiple Misfire Personalities
A vehicle fails an emission test due to a series of codes, with misfire activity found on cylinders 2, 4, 6, 8 and 3 – and a strange metallic sound can be heard when the rpms are raised. See how Carlton Banks solves this latest Pulling Codes case.
Intermittent Engine Misfire Analysis
Even for an experienced diagnostic technician, attempting to diagnose an intermittent misfire condition that occurs only under specific driving conditions can be a frustrating exercise. Contributor Gary Goms breaks it down, and includes tips for using a scan tool and a lab scope.
Pulling Codes: P0302: Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected Intermittent Activity
This article addresses a misfire code from a 1999 VW Passat. It will look at a plan of attack for when a P0302-Cylinder No. 2 Misfire Activity Detected code is being set intermittently. While this code has been encountered by many, this particular failure was unique in that it allowed one to witness theory truly come to life.
Pulling Codes: 7 Common Causes of Misfire Codes
A flashing check engine light and a P0301 to P0312 DTC is a surefire indication that one or more cylinders are misfiring. Occasional misfires may pass unnoticed, but a steady misfire is hard to miss.
Pulling Codes: An Advanced Misfire Story – The Story of P0301
This article will document code P0301 — Misfire Activity on Cylinder No. 1 — a code many of you have run into, but sometimes we have case studies that are worthy of mention. Our subject vehicle is a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer. The vehicle has a P0301 stored in its memory. The lead tech working on this
Nissan Diagnostics: Check Engine Light And Misfire Issues
The late-model Nissans have proven to be quite reliable when it comes to serial-type problems that would get them to your bay with check engine lamp issues. Nissan has done a good job of addressing some of the problems we’ve looked at in the past. But that doesn’t mean you won’t be seeing Nissans looking for attention, and that spells service opportunities for you.