96 SE/5spd Black, CEL P0302 Cylinder #2 Miss fire only below 2000 RPMs

I'll be honest, I searched a little bit, not too much, I haven't checked spark plugs yet, I'm going out to do an injector sound test after I post this.

I've read the flashing check engine light means cylinder misfire, which supports my p0302 cylinder #2 miss fire code I get.

below 2000 RPM's only SOME OF THE TIME is the missfire like a completely missing cylinder, other times it acts like a low compression cylinder. over 2000 RPMs it runs smooth and true though, which is what confuses me.

Now I read on the forums that it would probably be a clogged injector?

My dad said it might have something to do with the exhaust leak I have on the EGR tube. Can anyone Support or Deny that?

I've also read that the 99 coils go bad, but they say the 96's are rock solid. I just wanted to eliminate them. can anyone support or deny that they can't fail intermittently? I would think they would go and never come back.

I've had the car about 4 months, I believe the previous owner only used regular, I only use super (I've gotten better gas miliage with super, had a knock sensor problems when I got it)

Fuel filters been replaces, knock sensors been replaced, EGR-C control solenoids been replaced, evap vent control valve been replaced. water pump as well.

I know they shouldn't have anything to do with the current problem, just giving a little history.


I've never had to deal with a clogged injector before so I'm not sure sure how it acts. could it really be a clogged injector? is there anything else it could be? I'm a bit short on cash and I'm looking for the cheapest, most direct route to fix the problem.

Would a high pressure injector cleaning fix it? I'm not talking about the bottled crap, I'm talking about the professional snappon type injector cleaning.

I know I should've actually done some testing first, but it's a bit hard for me because I'm either at work, at school, or driving the 50 miles in between to get to either one of those places. and I don't have any work lights to work at 1AM when I get home from work so.

 

Check the coils first, as those are most prone to make your car misfire.

 

coils/sparks.

 

I had this problem (though nowhere near this severe) when one of my coils wasn't tight because it wasn't making very good contact sometimes.

 

I've had bad spark plugs do this to me in My 2000 Silverado

 

It was a coil pack, I replaced the coil pack and it got a lot better, although the car still doesn't feel right. I think at 200,000 miles, I should replace them all.

 

Ok, You just replaced the coil,so what Is It doing now?

 

It's still running ruff, so I'm going to give it a tune up (spark plugs, etc.) and if it's not any better I'm going to replace the coils.