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Fernando Contreras Posted on Dec 11, 2014
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My 2008 chevy cobalt has a cylinder 4 misfire i changed all the sparkplugs and the cylinder sensor how to tell if its the coil? It shakes and when i drive it it wants to die takes long to take of dosnt pass 40 mph

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I ASSUME YOU REPLACED THE #4 PLUG WIRE FIRST TO SEE IF IT WAS PLUG WIRE.

TEST A CHEV COIL PACK. THERE ARE VIDEOS SHOWING YOU AS WELL, LIKE ON THIS SITE.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5931701_test-gm-ignition-coil.html

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 17, 2009

SOURCE: 1998 Cavalier No Spark in cylinders 1 & 4

ignition mod. grounds,pcm or timing belt could all be it but, I would have to look at timing first.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 13, 2009

SOURCE: Hyundai Sonata 2000 model 4

Hi there. I can solve this dangerous problem you are having. You would loose acceleration at lights and intersections, the engine will shake and revs can go crazy. The issue is the MAF (mass air flow) sensor. It was recalled in 2001 as a safety problem as people died driving this model of sonata. If you connect your comp up to a diagnostic machine you will find its the MAF the problem is a problem that is hard to ctah on a diagnostic machine though as it comes and goes. You will need to replace the MAF ASAP as you can die from this fault and hyundai will not care due to the age of this car.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 01, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 Jimmy 4X4, 4.3L, P300 multiple misfire. Have

Try some injector cleaner in the fuel--there might be some water in the fuel also. Check the air cleaner.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 22, 2010

SOURCE: 2007 aveo misfire faults

gm has a problem with this from way back. double check your spark plugs and if they are not ac delcos, change them. ive seen this time and time again swearing, myself, that there is no way that the plugs would cause this issue. it always comes up with random misfire and usually another 1 or 2 codes misfire codes. put in ac delco, no more codes. let me know

jason jagodzinski

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  • Posted on Feb 25, 2010

SOURCE: i have a 99 grand am SE 2.4 4 cylinder and my

A misfire doesn't always have to be ignition... it's just the most common cause. Faulty or plugged injector, low compression. You need to check fuel pressure and test the fuel injector flow. Then check compression. If you don't have tools for these tests, take it to someone who does. Testing is much cheaper than throwing parts at the problem.

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The shaking and shudder are normal when you are losing half to a third of your cylinders. If you are confident of the cylinders that are to blame, you need to investigate why they are misfiring. The sparkplugs can be bad by now, but were probably good before the spark to them was interrupted.

Your vehicle has a coil on plug system. There are reports of problems on the NHTSA site but no Recalls were issued. You need to change the 2 coils and plugs for those cylinders. The problem will make other components like your PCM fail if it has not already been damaged.

The electrical system in the PCM gets damaged if the spark does not flow to the sparkplugs. The built up power can charge the chassis and knock out delicate small electronics so do not delay in fixing this.

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