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P0303 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for June 2005

Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0303
Help Request Posted
1997 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
P0303: missfire 3 cylinder. Greetings MB gurus From what I can get out of this customer; the car will stutter and hesitate badly as he tries to drive off from a stop. This happens intermittently. The engine rev'd freely and idled well when I Iooked at it. I scanned it with the red brick...
June 06, 2005
2002 Dodge Neon ES 2.0L Misfire VIN: 1B3ES56C42
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. 2002 Neon 2.0 L reacuring missfire .What will cause carbon to track up the sides of spark plugs.We have installed three different brands of plugs in six weeks.Car runs good after new plugs are installed.
June 13, 2005
1997 Cadillac Catera 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: W06VR52R0V
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. I am posting this for another shop. when warm idling has a miss on cyls 1,3,& 5 when cold no miss under load no miss checked for vacume leaks, ckecked compresion checked ignition system all good, runs good all but warm idle. thanks Ron
June 14, 2005
2001 Volvo V40 1.9L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: YV1VW29551
P0303: Engine missfire cyl 3. Thanks in advance for your help, this seems like it should be a simple fix and I am stumped!! The check engine light will flash under load and a misfire and hesitation is felt. The code set indicates a misfire of cyl #3. The ignition and injectors scope check ...
June 16, 2005
2001 Volvo S40 1.9L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS29551
P0303: Misfire cyl 3. Vehicle sets codes for misfire cyls #2 & #3. Misfire noticeable under load. (Shared coil cyls 2 & 3) Swapped out coil, wire, and plugs - Misfire does not move. Fuel trim values show long term 0%, short term -5%. Compression test 130psi both cylinders (...
June 16, 2005
2001 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG22K61
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. ... is in another town.. I am not the person doing the repair , the dealer where she bought it is.. I will however post the final resolution.. She bought the car 3/04 and 4/04 it started this miss and set code p0300, dealer put in dry gas and cleared codes.. ...
June 17, 2005
2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGAB54E11
P0303: cyl 3 misfire. ... driving vehicle runs ok. under hard acceleration check engine light comes on and p0306 is set and injector is turned off until engine is restarted. sometimes will also set p0303. we have ...
June 20, 2005
2001 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG22K61
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. ... is in another town.. I am not the person doing the repair , the dealer where she bought it is.. I will however post the final resolution.. She bought the car 3/04 and 4/04 it started this miss and set code p0300, dealer put in dry gas and cleared codes.. ...
June 20, 2005
1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Misfire VIN: 2FTZX0763W
P0303: Misfire cylinder 3. We did a routine 90k service including plugs(autolite platinum) and wires(autolite). Vehicle had misfire code at this time. Found #3 spark plug tube contained moisture. We changed heater hose assembly as per Ford bulletin. Truck returned in 8500 miles with cod...
June 23, 2005
2002 Acura RSX 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JH4DCS4842
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. This car came in with check engine light on. Customer complaint is lack of power on hard acceleration. Overall, the car runs fine under normal driving conditions. Any ideas?
June 27, 2005
1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BG6857W
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. This vehicle has an intermittent flashing Check Engine light. Initially the code was for the #1 cylinder only. We focused on #1 and the problem was not rectified. The other cyinder misfires are new. The code sets on the freeway at cruise. I had a tech drive it...
June 27, 2005
1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZX18W5W
P0303: cyl 3 misfire detected. Please help. This truck is misfiring on cyls 3&5 with no fuel inj. puls on either cyl. I have replace all with new parts. spark plugs, plug wires,right side coil pack, cam sensor, crank sensor, pcm,and #3 fuel inj. This problem is intermittent. Happens oft...
June 28, 2005