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Cylinder #1 is not working. the car is idling rough I can unplug the injector or the spark plug wire for cylinder #1 and it does not change the idle. I have tested and have power to the injector plug and I have spark at the spark plug. any other ideas? I just rebuilt the engine 1.5 years ago.

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Check for a dead spark plug. Check for injector pulse. If both good, better put a compression gauge on the cylinder and check for low compression.

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Replace the number one injector; it is sticking open.

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There are three kinds of gasoline engine misfire scenarios, first there is the "under load" misfire and there is the "at engine idle" misfire, and finally there is misfire continuously. All engine misfires exist because one of three things has occurred. First, a cylinder has lost compression, a cylinder needs a certain amount of compression to operate correctly. Second, the ignition system has failed or is failing intermittently, spark is needed at the time of compression to ignite the fuel air mixture. Third, the fuel air mixture is incorrect, proper mixture is needed for the ignition system to ignite fuel properly. If any of these conditions occur in the engine, the engine will misfire.
1. Low or no compression can be caused by

a. burned or leaking intake or exhaust valves
b. worn or broken piston or piston rings
c. worn out camshaft
d. wrong weight motor oil was installed holding the cam followers from adjusting
e. broken valve spring
f. failed head gasket.
2. Ignition system has failed or is failing
a. spark plug has fouled or is worn out
b. ignition coil
has failed
c. spark plug wires have shorted
e. engine control module coil driver has failed
3. Fuel/Air Mixture is incorrect
a. vacuum leak at the intake manifold
b. fuel injector has failed
c. EGR valve is stuck open
d. mass air flow sensor has failed
e. oxygen sensor has failed
f. air intake boot is cracked

common problems:
1. fuel injector has failed or is failing
2. spark plug wire has shorted
3. spark plug is worn out or is cracked
4. ignition coil has failed is failing

Testing a coil on the car is pretty easy. No special tools are required. Just remember to be careful, the amount of electricity generated by your ignition system can be dangerous. If your coil is already off the car, or if you would like a more specific data-driven test, you can bench test your coil. To set up the test, remove one spark plug wire from its plug, then remove the spark plug using a spark plug socket. Next put the spark plug back into the spark plug wire. Be careful not to let anything drop into the empty spark plug hole -- very bad.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 30, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 Toyota 4 Runner, 3.4L, 6 Cylinder. Engine

look at the plug wires they are known to bust when old near the boot

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 09, 2009

SOURCE: Toyota Corolla 98 Cylinder #1 and #4 misfire

I have power at the coils , have good compression , have you ever seen a crank pickup cause this problem?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 30, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 toyota 4runner pulling a random misfire in

try a new crankshaft sensor not hard to change 2 bolts and a wire

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