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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 01:39 PM
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So here is my dilemma, Ive got a swapped ls motor in my dodge with a 02 camaro harness and matching pcm. It has the most random engine misfire ever. I will be driving under 3k rpm and it will start to misfire, no cel, then just clear up randomly. I could drive it for an hour this way with no issues, doing multiple various RPM pulls then out of no where missfire for a few seconds and its good.

My tuner told me it was #7 doing it. So far this is what I have checked:
All wiring connections to the PCM, Injectors, coils, 02 sensors, crank sensor, cam sensor, everything good there.
A new PCM, coils, injectors, wires, plugs, cam sensor has been installed and the issue is still there. No vacuum leaks. TPS is reading fine. The harness has a good ground. The heads were checked, springs good, no bent valves, correct pushrod length, good compression.

I am at kind of a loss right now. Any help would be great. The only thing I havent changed were the 02's. But the truck will misfire the same way weather they are turned on or off. It was also tuned MAF only and speed density.

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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 05:19 AM
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When I put a new motor in my 02 6.0 truck I had a random misfire. Ended up being a crank relearn/ new crank sensor
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Wouldn't that cause erratic tach readings? Also what's the relearn process?

Edit:I looked up the relearn process. A buddy has the snap on scan tool and I'll see if it can do it.

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did you clean out the end of the fuelrail? it can collect dirt then it falls into the injector and clogs it up. swap your injector to a different location and see if the misfire moves. I had this happen on two different cars was very random and not easy to track down.
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did you clean out the end of the fuelrail? it can collect dirt then it falls into the injector and clogs it up. swap your injector to a different location and see if the misfire moves. I had this happen on two different cars was very random and not easy to track down.
Yes the rail is clean and a new set of injectors were installed.
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Check the rest of the fuel system as well. Buddy had a similar problem and turned out being the home applied tank liner coming off in pieces.

Intermittent fuel problems don't always throw a code, or if they do it can be misleading.
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