The chevy had a code reading random missfire, changed the plugs and wires and now it is islocated to cylinder one. also the van seems to run so rough it stalls no more than a few minutes into it being turned over unless reved quite hard in which case it will stay on for around five minutes. what could be causing the missfire
Without testing we'd only be guessing , your best bet ,take it to a qualified repair shop that has the diagnostic skill's an testing equipment . Hooking up a professional scanner .
016 Engine Misfire Misfire Scan Data
SOURCE: Running "rough"
I had the same issue with my venture. It turned out to be the number 5 plug wire, backside of engine ended up breaking out of the plug carrier and burning in half on the manifold. Your best bet is to trace all the wires to start off with and change the plugs. If that doesn't help, it may be internal. Good luck
SOURCE: 93 chevy 5.7Flooding,running rich
i want you to get OBD trouble codes from your computer. then post them on here. im sure it will hold clues to what the problem is...Various auto part stores will do this service for free in hopes you will buy parts from them...but call them first and make sure. parts to look at Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve...it acts like a choke with modern engines. also the Coolant temp sensor is associated with this as well. Second is the Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor. and last one is your Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor . lastly it could be the Throttle position sensor (TPS).. all these can be detected on your computer within the car. although the the numbered codes will be labeled with abreviations like MAP Sensor or IAC valve. also you can manually test all these sensors at home with a regular voltage tester and reading some online info...just search " How to test a MAP sensor" almost all sensors have very similar readings from car to car, so its pretty generic. hope this helps
SOURCE: I own a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer with 4200 vortec
Do you know if the plugs were changed, a bad or broken plug will also cause rough idle and slow acceleration?
SOURCE: 87 chevy 350 fuel injected pickup wont run smoothly
sounds like your egr valve is gummed up or bad. this is located behind the throttle body and has a single vaccum tube connected to it. if the diafram is still good you can remove it and clean it with WD 40 until the plunger works smooth
SOURCE: 2002 Chevy Trailblazer, service engine soon
Hi.
The check engine light, driving problems and smell was in consequence of the misfires. If now the car drives fine, the vacuum leak could have been the cause of the original troubles. As far as I understood now the problem is only when idle.
Ensure that you have replaced the air filter , also double check vacuum and check/clean the air intake duct and sensors (IAT, MAP- see here for removal). Those are factors that can affect and cause misfire during idle. The IAC valve can also cause similar troubles and must be checked.
All the part listed above may cause lean or rich mixture. The problem is not necessarily detected by the O2 sensors in the exhaust and may result in no lean or rich code being stored in ECM.
If mixture and air intake are not responsible, and if the problem does not only occurr when idle, check the high voltage wires from coils to spark plugs (particularly if a code on a particular cylinder comes back). Check timing, valves, EGR and fuel pressure/fuel pump. Try doing an injector cleaning and check injectors (both spray and voltage).
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