Misfire in cylinder 1 2001 mercury sable

How to Fix error code P0300 for random misfires on your car ...

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Oct 15, 2010 - How to Fix error code P0300 for random misfires on your car ... amisfire (code P0304) on a 1999 Mercury Villager 3.3L · How to Fix error code P0500 ... I reset my codes and it ran fine for a couple of days, then I started getting ...

(code P0305) on a 1999 Mercury Villager 3.3L - auto repair

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Sep 7, 2010 - The vehicle is a '99 Mercury Village, 3.3L, with 150000 miles on it. The chief ... How to Fix error code P0300 for random misfires on your car ...

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May 24, 2010 - 2000 Villager Misfire Villager Car Forums. ... i was told that the 3.3L engines of 1999-2002 nissan quests/ mercury villagers are INTERFERENCE engines! ... Hope the following may help, and I will post if my last fix works. ... I have a 1999mercury villager that is showing a random multiple cylinder misfire ...

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Repair the code issue, because your Villager has OBD-II which is a very helpful Diagnostic system. Upvote (4) ... My 1999 Villager was running poorly; rough idle, lack of power at highway speeds and the engine problem light indicated random miss-fire, etc. I had new spark ... Have code po306 cylinder 6 misfire detected.

P0301 - OBD-II Trouble Code - RepairPal

I answered this already

If a MIL Lamp is flashing please do not use the car

That on a ford that is called a Class A Cylinder misfire & will
destroy your exhaust converter, as well as possible other
engine damage,work on the misfire issues

Please go to this link for misfire diagnosis and testing.

Code # 301??? That is NOT a valid Diagnostic Test Code (DTC) for the engine control system on a 2000 Mercury Sable.

Assuming that you mean P0301, that is a cylinder misfire code that is identifying number 3 cylinder as the cylinder with the misfire problem. MANY things can cause a cylinder to misfire including spark plugs, spark plug wires or boots, burnt valves, broken valve springs, blow head gaskets, cracked cylinder heads, bad or dirty injectors, faulty injector control circuits, Failed ignition coils...the list goes on....proper diagnosis required.

It could be a coil pack. Follow the wire from the spark plug back to the coil pack. each one should run two cylinders. Switch the coil pack with a different one and see if a different cylinder misfires. They are easy to change, just 2 7mm screws hold each one on.

The check engine lamp will flash when the computer/emission system sees a problem that could possibly damage the catalytic converter or other components. Often the cause is a cylinder or cylinders that are misfiring which will make the engine run rough. Because the light has been flashing you should have the problem checked out and repaired to avoid any possible damage. Good luck, hope this helps!

The COPS (coils) may have shorted the drivers in the PCM (computer). You should get a misfire code for each cylinder misfiring though.

Slim possibility, but very expensive unless you have a service contract.
LINCOLN: 1999-2004 Navigator
2002-2003 Blackwood
2003-2005 Aviator MERCURY: 2003-2004 Marauder
ISSUE: Some 1999-2004 Navigator, 2002-2003 Blackwood, 2003-2005 Aviator, 2003-2004 Marauder and 2003-2004 Mustang vehicles built before 12/19/2004 equipped with 4.6L 4V/5.4 4V engine may exhibit a runs rough, lacks power, and engine misfire, prompted by a MIL light and DTC codes P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308, and P0316.
ACTION: Diagnose engine for engine misfire concern. If diagnostics determine an engine misfire which is characterized by leakage through exhaust valve(s), only replace the affected cylinder head(s).
SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH RUNS ROUGH/MISFIRE CONDITION:

1. Perform relative compression check on all cylinders. If abnormal, check cylinder leakage and actual compression for "low" cylinders refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-00.
2. If leakage/compression check indicates a valve train concern, per valve train diagnostics in WSM, Section 303-00, replace cylinder head and cam assembly, pipe plugs and timing chain tensioner, per procedure outlined in WSM, Section 303-01.
3. If cylinder leakage and compression tests are inconclusive, perform misfire diagnostic, per TSB 05-22-8. NOTE: DO NOT TRANSFER SPARK PLUGS. INSTALL NEW SPARK PLUGS IN REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEAD AND CAM ASSEMBLY. NOTE: THE ENGINE MISFIRE CONCERN IS TYPICALLY EXHIBITED ON THE LEFT HAND CYLINDER HEAD AND RARELY ON THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDER HEAD. UNLESS CONFIRMED, THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDER HEAD SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED AS AN "EXTRA MEASURE" SERVICE PRECAUTION. NOTE: THE REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEAD WILL NOT IMPROVE OR REDUCE ENGINE HORSEPOWER OR TORQUE ABOVE ADVERTISED LEVELS.
   

my van was doing the same thing and went to auto zone and they told me the same thing but i did nothing and it stopped on its own

they may have done a relative compression test which is done electronically by measuring the RPM drop of each cylinder when the test is running, but not sure anyone but the dealer can do this test. This low compression you mentioned is not good, suggest u run the test yourself, the compression test guage kits are cheap u can buy them on line for about $25 US, also tank added chemicals don't do anything in the short term and noting if the injector is badly clogged, do u understand what I mean about a high pressure factory cleaning? it is quite a different animal.

Yep, bad plug or wire.