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thanks again for all the advice i got from some members on my seized pulley on the old water pump. got that fixed and things seemed good for a while, but then my check engine light came on a few months ago, went off for about a week but came back on and stayed that way ever since.
this morning, i went out to start her up and it started kinda hard, stuttering a bit, as it normally does after sitting for the weekend and especially after rain. it was definitely misfiring and the check engine light started flashing, i slowed down, it stopped and i turned around and drove slowly home. it was getting worse when i tried to apply more pressure to the gas pedal.
so, i went and checked out a code reader from the auto parts store and got: 0308 - cylinder 8 misfire.
it's got about 120k on it, leaks oil and coolant (i try my best to keep the fluids topped off), and i'm not sure if the water pump thing (i had to drive it home with no cooling - only about a mile) had anything to do with this misfiring/possible compression issue on cylinder 8. i mean, if the head gasket blew during the water pump deal, it wouldn't even be running now would it?
where do i start, spark plugs/wires/rotor?
thanks for any insight.
this morning, i went out to start her up and it started kinda hard, stuttering a bit, as it normally does after sitting for the weekend and especially after rain. it was definitely misfiring and the check engine light started flashing, i slowed down, it stopped and i turned around and drove slowly home. it was getting worse when i tried to apply more pressure to the gas pedal.
so, i went and checked out a code reader from the auto parts store and got: 0308 - cylinder 8 misfire.
it's got about 120k on it, leaks oil and coolant (i try my best to keep the fluids topped off), and i'm not sure if the water pump thing (i had to drive it home with no cooling - only about a mile) had anything to do with this misfiring/possible compression issue on cylinder 8. i mean, if the head gasket blew during the water pump deal, it wouldn't even be running now would it?
where do i start, spark plugs/wires/rotor?
thanks for any insight.