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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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bi@tch won't quit misfiring

i just spent 400 bucks on her. changed the maf, the coils, this am threw in new OEM plugs. and it is still misfiring. i am so sick of changing the damn plugs. 3 times now i have changed them. when i first changed the MAF it ran like new for 200 miles. now it's back to misfiring.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF??? i am so fuqing sick of the $hit. ARGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHH
Old Apr 17, 2004 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dba1999us
i just spent 400 bucks on her. changed the maf, the coils, this am threw in new OEM plugs. and it is still misfiring. i am so sick of changing the damn plugs. 3 times now i have changed them. when i first changed the MAF it ran like new for 200 miles. now it's back to misfiring.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF??? i am so fuqing sick of the $hit. ARGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHH
Try having it hooked up to a diagnostic machine. That could help pinpoint the problem and save you money and frustration down the line.
Old Apr 17, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by charliekilo3
Try having it hooked up to a diagnostic machine. That could help pinpoint the problem and save you money and frustration down the line.
will do that monday. i just dont get it. when i installed the IRIDIUM IX plugs it started misfiring. then i installed the old plugs and it stopped. i changed the coils and put in the iridium ix plugs. it ran fine for 200 miles. yesterday it started misfiring. so i put in new oem plugs. it starts misfiring 15 minutes after running. and does it when the car is stopped in d...
Old Apr 17, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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Welcome to the world of the 2k Max. I hope every night that someone steals the dang thing, it would be doing me a favor.
Old Apr 19, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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she quit misfiring today. the ses light went away, and no more misfiring...
Old Apr 20, 2004 | 05:39 AM
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Mine does it all the time, just give it a lil rev and kick it
Old Apr 20, 2004 | 05:44 AM
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This happened to my dads explore. He had to get the injectors cleaned and run like 4 bottles of techralyn. You know the stuff made by chevron. It ended up running pretty good and didnt cost that much.
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