Cylinder 3 misfire? I'v changed the spark plugs, wires
I have changed the spark plugs, wires, distr. cap and rotor. The whole engine shakes at idle which shakes the steering wheel. At a stop light when i let off the break u could feel the car shake badly. A few days ago i put in furl injector cleaner and the shaking isnt as bad now. Could it be a dirty fuel injecotor? im thinking about getting the fuel injecotrs cleaned professionally. Also im thinking about seafoaming my engine to clean it out. good idea or bad?
Is this a good question?
8 Comments
Sounds like he's thrown a rod.
by mayer
Anything is a possibility at this time. I still think that a good compression test as well as hooking it up to an engine analyzer would eliminate a lot of the guessing. The engine cleaning etc. would usually manifest itself in a very sluggish and poor performance. I'd look at timing, valves and rings.
by oldturkey03
I voted your first comment as an answer, you also might mention the AutoZone test
by mayer
I am just concerned that we do not finish resolving the first issue which might just be a result of what is going on here. I think it needs more than a tune-up....thanks mayer. I might just change it to an answer if I get more info. Hate for people to vote it as a comment in moderation ;-)
by oldturkey03
There's almost not enough of us voting to do that without your vote. I think the free AutoZone test would show a cylinder not firing.
by mayer
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