i got a misfire after i changed the wires and coil... pulled the plugs and checked out ok slightley cracked one and got a new identical ngk still theres a miss ive checked out all the ignition and had the coil tested and the ICM both checked out ok ... im out of options it didnt have this miss before i did the wires and coil...and the firing order is correct...starts up fine and idles fine just when i give it gas it it stutters and shakes a lil

 

Have you used a scanner to pull any codes?

 

i took it to autozone and they couldnt hook there scanner up to it ..is there a way that i can do it myself?
also how can you tell if your MAF is bad?

 

You might double check for another damaged plug, a wire not pushed on all the way, or a bad ICM. I know you said it checked out, but I inadvertently damaged one while changing a coil once. I ended up changing an opti for no reason before I tried a spare ICM and solved the problem.

 

there is no reason why autozone cant read your code. you have a 96 and that is obd2 and they have a scanner for that. go to advance auto. Unless you had a lazy parts guy that makes 9 bucks an hour that did'nt feel like going out side and reading your codes. or you have no ses lite. good luck

 

His signature says he has a 95. The problem is his 16-pin OBD-II style ALDL connector, with the OBD-I PCM. AutoZone typically only reads OBD-II, and don't realize his PCM is OBD-I

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i thought it was my ICM when i changed the coil getting the old one off and thats when i got it checked

yeah its a 95 also

thanks for the replies

 

Might try a GM coil.Worked for me.

 

so i replaced the plugs because they were a little black...still it has a miss when i give it any gas....anybody have any ideas..?

 

describe the miss. Also if it is a bad MAF sensor there will be a code or at least mine had a code. Are you absouletly sure that the firing order is correct because I replaced mine before and mixed two wires up

 

had someone come and scan my car for codes and it came up my MAF so i replaced that and its still runnn rough..real low idle bout 5-550 and when i give it any throttle it kinda has a vibration type miss...any ideas..

 

crossed spark plug wires will do that. I know you checked 'em...youmight want to look again.

 

is there any way i can check my own codes for pretty cheap and not have to keep paying to have it checked...this problem still occurs its just starting up and dying now...plugs are gapped and wires are in the correct order...sound like an opti ? or a sensor ?

 

if you own a laptop you can buy an aldl cable and go download the free scanning sodtware.

 

A scan tool can pull and reset the codes, plus give you live data streaming. If you go this route, I'd get one that can do OBDI and OBDII as you'll probably have an OBDII vehicle at some time, if you don't already have one. Be sure to get one that has the proper cable for the '95. Lots of'em out there, from a couple hundred bucks and up.