Pulled code PO303 =(

AnthraxBird

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Bad missfire on Cyl 3 im guessing. I replaced all the plugs (oil everywhere! looks like im replacing valve cover gaskets..) and noticed cyl 3 had an aftermarket coil, others were motorcraft. I was wondering if there was a good way to check out a coil pack? Maybe ohm it out? thanks guys
 
Yup exactly what I was gonna try. Hopefully it moves to the cylinder that i moved that coil too. Cyl 3 has an aftermarket Coil.. the rest are stock. Coulda been a cheapo coil. I hope its not an injector or internal =p but the weird thing is, with the radio on and at lowest volume, you can hear it missfiring through the speakers, like feeback.
 
You can ohm test it, if you so choose. If it were me, I'd start with replacing the valve cover gaskets if there's oil everywhere and try spraying down your coils and plugs with an electronic-safe solvent (I like to use MAF cleaner).

Speaking of your plugs, how do they look? How about when compared to cylinder #3? If they're covered in oil (or burnt oil, depending on how bad the leak is) from your valve cover gaskets failing, that could be your problem right there.

As for testing the coil, measure the resistance across the primary side and the secondary. Remember, you want high resistance on the secondary (spark side) and low on the primary (input side). You can then compare the measurements to your OEM coils and see if you have excessive resistance or a short.

Oh yeah! I forgot to mention a visual inspection. Look very close at the coil. I worked on a Honda with a bad coil that would pass any resistance check I threw at it, but it would still misfire. It turned out that the case had a hairline crack and was barely noticeable. It would only short occasionally, which threw off my readings.

By the way, I find it odd that only one coil was replaced while the others are still OEM. That leads me to believe that there could have been (or could still be) an underlying problem that's just resulting in your (potential) coil failure. Again, I'd replace those valve cover gaskets ASAP.

Let us know. Sorry for the long post. :-D
 
hehe no problem. There was alot of oil in about 4 of the spark plug holes. The Plugs I took out looked pretty good. Looked like it was making a good burn. I think it was a cheapo coil, I cant even see what brand it is. =P
 
Well, bought a new coil and 8 new Motorcraft iridium's and she's purring like a kitten now.

At first I changed the wrong coil thinking the cylinder numbers were:
8 -- 7
6 -- 5
4 -- 3
2 -- 1

FRONT

But no.. they are:

4 -- 8
3 -- 7
2 -- 6
1 -- 5

FRONT.

lol... I mistook Cylinder 6 for 3. Shame on me. Got 143,000 out of that Motorcraft though!

Bad Coil:
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I was getting Feedback from the bad coil through the speakers inside the car, so whenever it missfired you could hear it through the speakers.
So all in all a GOOD day, I EVEN got my lowering links for my bike in the mail when I finished putting in the new coil!!!
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