On the 2000 mile round trip to Florida, on the way back, the check engine light came on while running down the interstate.
The car was running fine , no problems, smooths as a baby's A%$. We stopped in Rock Hill, SC to spend the night at our 1/2 way point. After calling around and getting 69 dollar and up quotes for someone to code read the car, I bought a code reader ( 199.00 , as I was going to buy one anyhow, just not on vacation LOL ).
It read the codes and said that there was a misfire on cylinder 1. The car was running great. I erased the code, took it on a 30 mile run that morning before loading up the family again. Drove it home from there ( 500 miles) and never got it again. Got 25.5 mpg going from there through the hills of WV doing 80 + most of the way. Nothing to complain about at all.
Talked to my dad , who had the same thing happen in his F-150 with a 4.6. The tech told him that sometimes it will pick up a single misfire or even just throw the code ( this was after the checked everything out).
Anyhow, the car is running wonderfully. Was wondering if anyone else has had this happen ? Something I should check ? That coil pack was replaced 10K miles ago ( when I bought the car and the dummies powerwashed the engine).
That reader is great, with the CD and that reader I should be good to go on the drivetrain.
Thanks in advance !
The car was running fine , no problems, smooths as a baby's A%$. We stopped in Rock Hill, SC to spend the night at our 1/2 way point. After calling around and getting 69 dollar and up quotes for someone to code read the car, I bought a code reader ( 199.00 , as I was going to buy one anyhow, just not on vacation LOL ).
It read the codes and said that there was a misfire on cylinder 1. The car was running great. I erased the code, took it on a 30 mile run that morning before loading up the family again. Drove it home from there ( 500 miles) and never got it again. Got 25.5 mpg going from there through the hills of WV doing 80 + most of the way. Nothing to complain about at all.
Talked to my dad , who had the same thing happen in his F-150 with a 4.6. The tech told him that sometimes it will pick up a single misfire or even just throw the code ( this was after the checked everything out).
Anyhow, the car is running wonderfully. Was wondering if anyone else has had this happen ? Something I should check ? That coil pack was replaced 10K miles ago ( when I bought the car and the dummies powerwashed the engine).
That reader is great, with the CD and that reader I should be good to go on the drivetrain.
Thanks in advance !