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Im no mechanic but i fixed a miss on my newer computer controlled everything (german) car myself, somehow.
For me, i changed the plugs. still had the miss. Went to auto parts store, ran the code, it told my which cyl was missing, moved that coil to another cyl, ran the code again, now that cyl had the miss. bought a new coil, on my way! All for less than the cost of a tech to actually even look at the car. Sometimes you get lucky. But it also could be a whole engine affair as well so you gotta figure that in.
Dude, there was no luck involved here. You isolated variables - you moved the coil from the misfiring cylinder to a different one and found the misfire went with the coil. This is just normal troubleshooting technique. Good work - now take credit for it!
I still had to have liability insurance to comply with state laws. My parents paid for the car in cash, so there weren't any lender insurance requirements.
I still had to have liability insurance to comply with state laws. My parents paid for the car in cash, so there weren't any lender insurance requirements.
How much did the liability insurance cost? How much did you save in lender insurance?
Im no mechanic but i fixed a miss on my newer computer controlled everything (german) car myself, somehow.
For me, i changed the plugs. still had the miss. Went to auto parts store, ran the code, it told my which cyl was missing, moved that coil to another cyl, ran the code again, now that cyl had the miss. bought a new coil, on my way! All for less than the cost of a tech to actually even look at the car. Sometimes you get lucky. But it also could be a whole engine affair as well so you gotta figure that in.
Dude, a "miss" is a misfire, where one or more cylinders for one reason or another does not ignite when the spark impulse goes to the sparkplug. Could be weak spark, fouled or worn out plug, bad mixture, or about 100 other things I can't think of off the top of my head.
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