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engine misses at idle or accelerating,change plugs and wires,check engine light says # 3 cylinder is misfiring
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I would start by checking compression in the engine is even in all cylinders. Your engine (either 4 or 6 cylinders) use hydraulically adjusted valves so valve clearances are not adjustable. Remove the spark plugs they should tell a story of they either fire or not. Look to see that each spark plug is the same color not white (not getting fuel) or not blag or oily. Look for vacuum leaks at the intake manifold or hoses attached to the intake. Check for fuel pressure (you will need a fuel pressure gauge and look up the specified fuel pressure for your vehicle). Remove the fuel hose that goes to the fuel rail and get a friend to crank over the engine to see you have adequate fuel volume (you should have approximately 1 pint of gasoline in ten seconds of cranking). Off course take proper precautions as gasoline is highly flamable. Next "listen" to the fuel injector. Using a mechanic's stethoscope (or use a long screw driver placing the handle end up to your ear place the metal tip end of the screwdriver against the body of the fuel injector), get a friend to crank over the engine while you "listen" to the fuel injector listen to each injector at the same point of the injector body. You should hear "click, click, click" as the injector is electrically opened and closed by the computer. If the injector is not being triggered you will not have fuel getting into the engine's cylinders. There is a company that independent auto repair shops get their information from, this same information is available inexpensively for people that work on their own cars.. The information is year make and model specific, covering repair procedures, torque specifications, fluid capacities and specifications, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... Alldata is very easy to navigate http://bit.ly/AllData_Repair_Manuals_Online