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01 crown victoria misfire cylinder 8 code fixed but skips...?
i recently bought a 01 crown vic with 169,00 mile on it. ran amazing. noticed a coolant leak do to crack in intake mainfold so i replaced it with a used one of ebay. cars hasnt ran the same since. some coolant got on the plugs while taking manifold off. misfire code in 3 cylinders after that so i changed all plugs and new coils from ebay. still ran kinda iffy and had one misfire in cylinder 8 no matter how i gapped the plug so i took them all out and replaced them with Bosch platinum +4 gap less ones... cars ran better and no check engine light but still skips a little... could i have bad gas or some thing i over looked....
only skips at idle...accelerates with no problem...
3 Answers
- g-manLv 77 years ago
About the only thing Robert says that's of any value is the cleaning of the IAC and while you're there use the carb cleaner to flush out the throttle body too. Most Ford engines seem to do much better with Motorcraft COPs versus aftermarket and they were engineered to use Motorcraft plugs so it seems logical to replace them with the same.
- Robert MLv 77 years ago
REMOVE YOUR IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE and clean it with GUMOUT and AMSOIL POWER FOAM! Use BOSCH or Denso denso IRIDIUM PLUGS TO GET more POWER, EASIER STARTS, and more economy:UP TO 20% MORE! All FORD engines have IAC valves that are removeable for cleaning up.! use only Mobil One 0w-30 oil in this engine and NO VALVOLINE ever, the SLUDGE MAKER! It eats up rubber parts, HOSES and MOTOR MOUNTS and leaves TAR and SLUDGE tar that bake into ENGINE PARTS, sensors and even the CONVERTER! USE AMSOIL POWER FOAM to clean your EGR< T body and IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE! Follow up with GUMOUT spray! This will restore your AIR/FUEL mixture to proper ratios! BTW< you do NOT have a "GAS" pedal at all! ONLY an "AIR": pedal! You are BETTER off with BOSCH FUSION or IRIDIUM PLUGS than w3ith platinum + 4 ones! IRIDIUM reacts with modern fuel to get MORE Power and ECONOMY while making less carbon. Oil changes last MUCH longer! ALL Ford engines just LOVE MOBIL ONE 0W-30 oil and PENNZOIL ULTRA gives as 15 year 500k mile oil warranty against ANY issues, like leaking seals and gaskets! GOOD LUCK< and E-mail me back with your results! I am an EFFICIENCY expert trained on EUROPEAN cars,which MOST are now anyways. STAY AWAY from VALVOLINE and CHEAP oil change bargains! AMSOIL, e.g is good for 25k miles BETWEEN CHANGES or one full year! Wax based oils ALWAYS leaves sludge and tar behind as a calling card! The IDEA is to keep things CLEAN inside and out of engine bay! BYE NOW!
