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Old 09-19-2008, 01:13 PM
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I was rolling out of driveway and it began shaking, the SES light was flashing too. I was going to drive it to autozone to have it scanned, but I was too scared to take it on the main road.
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Missfire. Flashing SES light is not good. Have you done anything to the car latey? We need more information if possible.
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Originally Posted by RsSean
Missfire. Flashing SES light is not good. Have you done anything to the car latey? We need more information if possible.
Nope. All car is all stock except Koni shocks

She has 80,000 miles and this just started happening a couple days ago.
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Misfire on cylinder 5, what steps do I take now?

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Check your plug wires for arcs/shorts, coil packs, etc. Maybe even pull the plug an see what it looks like.
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Do the plugs just pull on out? or do I need a special tool to take them out?

Sorry for the dumb questions, never done this before.
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Originally Posted by DrewSG
Do the plugs just pull on out? or do I need a special tool to take them out?

Sorry for the dumb questions, never done this before.
just a spark plug socket and put anti seize on when you put it back in
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The spark plugs? You will need a spark plug socket and a ratchet to remove them. The wire should pull off with a little force on the boot, and you will probably want to replace all the plugs and wires while your down there. Check out www.installuniversity.com for some tips.
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Here you go buddy
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
Edit* Link was supposed to take you right to it, but go to Install documents then down a bit and should see plug swap.
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Thanks for link and answers.

Just a quick question. Since I'm going to change the plugs, should I go ahead and change the wires too?
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Originally Posted by DrewSG
Thanks for link and answers.

Just a quick question. Since I'm going to change the plugs, should I go ahead and change the wires too?
Yep. Just be sure to route them correctly and protect them from heat/rubbing where necessary.




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