Bad idle misfire feedback
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Bad idle misfire feedback
So we see alot of incidences of this misfire problem, of which im currently a sufferer. My 01 has 26k on it and going to the dealer for the third time tommorrow. My last trip to the dealer, they said i need a new motor. WTF!?!?
So, does anyone have any good stories/info/experience/advice when dealing with the dealer on this issue and having it covered. The spark plug recall on the AP1's makes me eligible to have the car looked at again for misfires, but has anyone a surefire way to make the dealer solve the problem, for free, and in a timely manner?
So, does anyone have any good stories/info/experience/advice when dealing with the dealer on this issue and having it covered. The spark plug recall on the AP1's makes me eligible to have the car looked at again for misfires, but has anyone a surefire way to make the dealer solve the problem, for free, and in a timely manner?
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When I bought my S2000, I got a CEL that claimed to be the random engine misfire, cyl 1, cyl 2, and cyl 4 misfire, and it only ran rough at idle. The first time the dealer got their hands on it, it was the coil packs. So warranty (great thing) paid for 4 new coil packs. Next time, they couldn't figure it out (it had already gotten new spark plugs from before).
Come to find out, the guy I bought it from put low grade fuel in and a fuel additive. I had to pay to get my gas tank purged and cleaned (5 years of fuel sediments gone ) and warranty covered another set of spark plugs, 4 injectors and all new fuel filters.
Since then, not a single CEL and it drives smoother than new!
EDIT: vehicle described is an MY02 with 33k miles
Come to find out, the guy I bought it from put low grade fuel in and a fuel additive. I had to pay to get my gas tank purged and cleaned (5 years of fuel sediments gone ) and warranty covered another set of spark plugs, 4 injectors and all new fuel filters.
Since then, not a single CEL and it drives smoother than new!
EDIT: vehicle described is an MY02 with 33k miles
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Mine is in the shop right now, first exhaust valve on cylinder 2 bent, all valve guides and seats replaced. Fortunately it is out of warranty because it would not have been covered. MY2000 97k miles.
Symptoms, misfire on all cylinders, low idle after resetting the computer.
Symptoms, misfire on all cylinders, low idle after resetting the computer.
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