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rayvyn888

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Mar 2, 2007
chicago, Illinois
ok this is my first post and i really need some help........if anyone can hel please let me know...

when i first got the car it ran great......after a few days i knotist that out of nowhere the idel would drop and it would feel like not all cylinders were were running but it would come back so i jsut let it go......now 3 months later after my trip to canada ( gas has low octaine over there and a friend says it might have messed things up only 91 octaine) the problem doesnt go away anymore and i have already changed the cam sensor, the non working ignition coil, the ignition module. i am low on cash and i really need this car to work... can anyone help me out....please?
 
Please be more specific with your problem.... what would you do before the idle dropped? did it just decide to stop idling where it was and now it's lower? What is the idle at now? What was the idle at before?

More info is needed to troubleshoot this :)
 
at normal idle it would be at around 745 tp 850 with all 4 pistons going. when the first and 4th go out it would idle to 310.......and this would jsut happen out of nowhere.....i would drive then it would happen then it would come back....not even when i start not all the firing......honestly its like one ignition coil is firing but the other pack isn't..... and im running the stock 2 pack setup if you need any mor info so someoen can help me figure out my problem just let me know
 
sorry bout the spelling guys... im jsut really annoied and honestly i cant spell just please if anyone can help i would really appriciate it
 
sorry ....one and four are not firing i know that for sure..... the first coil pack is not getting power....everything else works in the car.....if i put it into gear it will drive but only 2 and 3 will fire.....
 
well it seems to me you already know what the problem is, you just need to figure out why there is no power. Did you switch the coil pack with the one beside it just to see what happens I say to do that because you know the one is good for sure.
 
one more thing my friend tested out the ignition module and only half of it was working....when i repaced the module, the same thing still happens......how do i get no power in half a module?
 
you get only half power because it sounds like you arent getting any signel from the brain, check the wires going into your coil pack and make sure you even have voltage
 

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