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Jul 17, 2010 | 08:17 PM

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bronkntrukholik

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'98 explorer #4 misfire????

My explorer developed a miss again in my 4.0 and the check engine light came on, I went to autozone and he told me #4 cylinder has a misfire! I just replaced the plugs with autolite and motorcraft plug wires about 2000 miles (5 months ago) after i had found a bad plug wire when it acted the same as it is now! I checked the plug and it is ok, also checked #4 wire, it looks good, i can see spark arcing when pulling off of the coil and at the spark plug! Any other suggestions to check?

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Jul 17, 2010 | 09:00 PM

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yes! Transplant the wire and plug to a different cylinder, see if miss fire follows..

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Jul 17, 2010 | 09:34 PM

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That crossed my mind, but won't know if it follows w-out getting code scanned again right? I wish that i woulda kept my old wires! I hate throwing things away!

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Jul 17, 2010 | 10:14 PM

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Yes clear the codes, Pull - battery term for 10 min. When it returns scan.

Most auto stores in the states will scan for free, a basic code scanner $35.00

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