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Rough idle. rpms drop. misfire.

Rough idle. rpms drop when engine is doing so. looks like a engine misfire. changed fuel injection, didnt do anything. 65k miles. should i change the spark plugs?

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Try your coil packs they go over your sparks or do plugs first and see what happens do affordable first

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