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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Mis-fire at cylinder #2 code

Can anyone advise me as to where to go from here? Had the code pulled at Auto Zone and not sure where to begin. First off, which cylinder is #2? Any advise is greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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its the second wire or coil back on the passenger side of the engine.what year and engine is the f150
 
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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Oh yeah, it is a 2000 4.6 liter. Thank you.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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Check the plugs and wires, if those are fine it could be the ignition coil.

I've had the same thing happen on my 97 f150 4.6 and my 97 expy 5.4 turned out to be a bad ignition coil on the 150 and a bad cop on the expy. Its pretty simple to fix.

If you're getting up there in miles you're probably due for new plugs and wires anyway.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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I haven't pulled wrenches since the 80's but have a question.?

How hard is it to chg out the plugs and wires (a normal tune-up) on a 03 4.6 F150?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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As long as you have extensions and universal swivels for your socket set and don't have coil on plug ignition its not too bad.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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As long as you have extensions and universal swivels for your socket set and don't have coil on plug ignition its not too bad.
Since i've been out of the loop for 14 yrs --- what is the best suggestion for a all-round good shop manual? Buy Ford, buy hard back or CD/DVD .... or what?

15 yrs ago, the choices were Factory, Chilton or Haynes.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ce+spark+plugs
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by councillor
Since i've been out of the loop for 14 yrs --- what is the best suggestion for a all-round good shop manual? Buy Ford, buy hard back or CD/DVD .... or what?

15 yrs ago, the choices were Factory, Chilton or Haynes.

I've always bought either haynes or chiltons for all my cars, whatever the parts store had in stock. I have a haynes I bought in 96 when I bought my f150, I use it for both my expy and truck.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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Thx MTK;
Yeah, I'm not into an OHaul of the auto/tran for instance, I love to play with all other parts thou ---- mostly engine.

Guess I'll head off to the Books-a-million and take a look.
 
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