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P0303 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for May 2011

Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected


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2000 Alfa Romeo 156twin spar 2.0L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: ZAR9320000
P0303: missfire no3 cylinder. ... acceleration once last week,felt slight miss yesterday engine hot,today came in on tow truck,roadside service checked and found no spark,no injector pulse,by the time car arrived here it was cold,so it started up, fault code p0303,misfire no3 cylinder,look...
May 02, 2011
2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA51C22
P0303: cylinder 3 misfire. vehicle has 6 new coils and spark plugs [towed in like that] i can clear codes while runnuing and in seems too run on 6 for a few seconds then goes back too cylinders 2-4-6 only,checked for power on red wire at all coils and there is battery power,checked grou...
May 06, 2011
2002 Volvo S40 1.9L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS29582
P0303: cylinder 3 miss fire. Has a miss fire on cyl 3 under slight or heavy load. We have swapped injectors - coils - wires - spark plugs - and always stays on cylinder 3 - performed leak down on cylinders ok - all pids ok - short term fuel trim 18 % lean - cam and crank sensor reading ok...
May 06, 2011
2001 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU041X1
P0303: Miss fire cly 3. This escape came into the shop on friday with a check engine light flashing. Code came up as a miss fire on cyl. #3. Didn't have time to repair friday so i put it off till today. I pulled the intake and tested the ing coil seemed to ohm fine but put a new one ...
May 09, 2011
2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHF21AX1
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. I group , this truck came in my shop with multiple dtc after than another shop have make the replacement of the timing belt , the belt was broken, and since the this time the truck have thoses dtc. Someone have an idea , the timing seem to be good , but do you...
May 14, 2011
2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHF21AX1
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. I group , this truck came in my shop with multiple dtc after than another shop have make the replacement of the timing belt , the belt was broken, and since the this time the truck have thoses dtc. Someone have an idea , the timing seem to be good , but do you...
May 15, 2011
2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM3330Y
P0303: Misfire. Well this car came to the shop with misfire codes on the memory, after check found out that the plugs were in really bad shape and the valve cover gasket leaking oil, we replace it, but problem continue. The problem happens most of the time when car is cold an...
May 18, 2011
2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWPD63B01
P0303: no 3 cylinder misfire. i need some help from vw techs please and thanks i have this passat is running rough and showing misfire all 4 cylinder it only happens when its cold and first start up it run rough about 1 minute or maybe little more and goes away after that car runs fine no ...
May 18, 2011
2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM3330Y
P0303: Misfire. Well this car came to the shop with misfire codes on the memory, after check found out that the plugs were in really bad shape and the valve cover gasket leaking oil, we replace it, but problem continue. The problem happens most of the time when car is cold an...
May 24, 2011
1997 Ford Aerostar XLT E4WD 4.0L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDA41X2V
P0303: cylinder 3 misfire. so i started working here 2 months ago. this aerostar comes in with a misfire on cylinder #3. i was told that this has been an ongoing problem for about 2 years or so. they changed the plug and it would be fine for about 6 months and then it would come back. s...
May 24, 2011
2001 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L Misfire VIN: 2HKRL18671
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. Depsite visual, fuel and vacuum checks the engine continues to run with a misfire. It is important to note that prior to the oil pressure switch change the problem did not exist. After the repair, the misfire developed.
May 25, 2011
2003 Mazda Tribute LX 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4F2CZ941X3
P0303: Cylinder 3 Misfire Detected. This vehicle sat for two weeks the customer drove car developed missfire. The missfire comes and goes. I used our lab scope to look at coils in the front of motor. The pattern looked the same on the three coils. Then we cleaned injectors and upper intake clear...
May 27, 2011