Timeline for What is typically involved to repair a internal combustion engine that has a cylinder misfiring?
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| Nov 13, 2020 at 19:40 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | @EᑎOT Right... but from the answers to that question, it sounded like people were advising not to drive it at all. I have almost no experience with misfiring cylinders, so I honestly have no idea what's best. I don't want to damage the engine, but I also don't want to pay for an expensive mechanic that isn't needed. | |
| Nov 13, 2020 at 15:09 | comment | added | EᑎOT | @RockPaperLz-MaskitorCasket, I didn't mean just to keep driving it. What I meant is - drive it for a couple days, then check for codes again. | |
| Nov 13, 2020 at 4:36 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | @EᑎOT That was my original plan, but the answer for the following question have made me think it could be an undesirable plan: mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/77548/… | |
| Nov 12, 2020 at 15:23 | comment | added | EᑎOT | Clear the code and drive it for a bit to see if the code comes back. All sort of bad stuff happens if the vehicle is sitting, some of it goes away after a short drive. | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 18:51 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Nov 11, 2020 at 17:24 | comment | added | Amazon Dies In Darkness | @Martin Great question! Thank you. I updated my question to answer your question. :) | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 17:24 | history | edited | Amazon Dies In Darkness | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 11, 2020 at 15:03 | comment | added | blacksmith37 | I fixed mine by wiggling the wire to the injector on the misfiring cylinder. | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 11:09 | answer | added | GdD | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 11:00 | comment | added | Martin | What are the symptoms you experience? The underlying root causes, and thereby the work involved is difficult to estimate if you only provide an suspicion of the fault | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 10:46 | history | asked | Amazon Dies In Darkness | CC BY-SA 4.0 |