meandmyz

I have narrowed the miss down to cylinder 7, but i dont really know why its doing it now. At first the problem was that some of the wire from the core was coming out of the boot so i pulled the boot off and cut it down, tis better now but it still misses when there is stress on the enging. When it misses the abs inop light comes on, i have this wire routed next to the steering linkage and its right next to another wire there. I was wondering if this wire could be interfering with the plug wire. Sorry this is long.

meandmyz

i'll take any opinions

meandmyz

one more time

RangerBob

replace #7 wire with old one to see if that is the problem

meandmyz

my problem is that i cut it to get it out of there because i thought i wouldnt need it

Lyle A

Take one of the other old ones that's long enough and try that.

meandmyz

it must be too early still, i have no idea why i didnt think of that, thanks

Lyle A

Sometimes in our frusratation we neglect the simple things.

Wild1

How do you know it is #7?

meandmyz

because when it wasnt firing at all i pulled each injector until one didnt make a difference in how rough it was running.

Wild1

Just checkin'... also, another way is with an old timing light. Click the clamp on each wire one at a time. You'll see the strobe miss a beat on the misfire. But that test requires you to get under the car on these models.

Another issue with misfires... clogged EGR needles can cause a rough idle... FYI. Wouldn't cost anything to decarbonize 'em while your under the hood.

meandmyz

the only thing is that this wasnt a problem before i did the plugs and wires. didnt miss at all before. ive been thinking it could be my fuel filter, i may have installed it wrong, if thats possible

Wild1

Not really, unless a spec of debris got into the line and jammed your #7 injector pintle. Possible...

If you can get under the car and hook up a timing light, the strobe should be steady. Everything sounds fresh on the install, of couse this isn't an ideal world.

I just cleaned my EGR valves today... soaked them with SeaFoam cleaner for 15 minutes, brushed the needles inside clean. Idle is MUCH better!

shoebox

Keep plug wires away from any ABS wiring. That is what is probably causing your ABS light.

Wild1

Shoebox, the ABS light is puzzling to me too. I can't understand that one. The ABS wiring is clear of the 2ndary ignition circuit. I haven't seen any ABS wires near the plug wires... just seems wierd, but makes sense.