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| | The other day I was driving to go work with my dad. I was almost there and my CEL came on. I figured it was gonna be a stupid code like the EGR or something kinda insignificant. I went to Advance Auto Parts and had them read the code........................ Cylinder 1 misfire  So I know it's not catastrophic, but it is a little worrying, and confusing, since I always thought the CEL blinks for a misfire, which mine definately didn't. I cleared the code, and it hasn't come back since, thankfully. (knock on wood) But now I gotta do a tune up. I don't think one has ever been done to my car. I replaced the plugs when I first bought it, but not a full tune-up with wires, coil, cap, and plugs. So I ordered a set of NGK wires today from Summit. They should be here on Tuesday. Yes, they are blue and will clash a little with the red and black thing I got going on, but I have heard that they are like some of the best wires you can get. ( if there is such a thing) I will be ordering the rest of the shit as I get a little more dough. I know a cap and coil aren't too expensive. Anyway, needless to say, this whole ordeal is gonna push back me lowering the lude for a little while. It hopefully won't be too long though because I'm trying to pick up some extra cash by working for my dad after I get out of work at my job. Working 2 jobs sucks ass, but hey, I need a drop. lol
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| You don't need to replace the coil. Replace dizy cap, rotor, plug wires, and plugs.
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| preludeman92 (8/3/2008)
You don't need to replace the coil. Replace dizy cap, rotor, plug wires, and plugs.Word, I was thinking of just doing it anyways because they are cheap, right?
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| The CEL will only blink if you have an active misfire. just the code without flashing means that there were a specific number of misfires on that cylinder per x number of revolutions. doesn't mean constant.
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| Grey bush (8/3/2008)
The CEL will only blink if you have an active misfire. just the code without flashing means that there were a specific number of misfires on that cylinder per x number of revolutions. doesn't mean constant.Thanks. I figured it was just a quick misfire because the car isn't runnung rough at all. Guys at my work say I may have an injector going bad. I'm gonna run some FI cleaner through it. I'l keep you updated.
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| dont bother with the injector cleaner either. If it is an injector than its most likely electrical and you can tap on it to see if it starts working again. The injectors rarely clog.
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| It's a 5th gen, the CEL means the motors on.
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| Crap, then my motor hasn't turned on since I bought the car...
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| AMorgan (8/5/2008)
It's a 5th gen, the CEL means the motors on.
lol, OBDII FTL
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| | Actually, I like OBD2 for completely stock cars, but OBD1 for tuner cars. I'm glad my 5th gen is OBD2... it told me exactly what was wrong, unlike my 4th gen... it just tells me there is a problem with the fuel system or the 02 sensor (somewhere). The 5th gen just told me exatly why it throws a code for the O2 and what was up with the fuel system. On top of that, with a $50 reader, the newer car tells me in words and numbers what is wrong. OBD1 just blinks the CEL at me. Anyways Tom, the Coil is around $100 for a new one everywhere I've looked. They don't fail or wear enough to care about.
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