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I HAVE A 1996 JAGUAR XJ6 i AM SHOWING A MISSFIRING IN MY 6 CYLINDER. i JUST REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET. MY IGNITION COILS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. COULD THE SIX CYLINDER MISSFIRE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT?

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Yes, definitely. I just had the same problem on my 97 xj6... car was misfiring, running very rough at idle. My last ignition coil was bad. I had it replaced and solved the problem. Try it yourself first. The repair shop wanted almost $400 to get a new coil and replace it for me. I found a coil at familycar.com for $57. I pulled one coil out and the boot was slightly melted at the end. Be very careful taking them out as nothing is cheap on our vehicles... Good luck!

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