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This vehicle came in with a long history, a severe misfire complaint that two shops couldn’t fix, and lots of parts changing along the way. Testing and careful analysis led to a surprising fix. All of the testing methods shown can be applied to any vehicle with a coil-on-plug ignition system.
Engine Performance Diagnostics chapter 1 page 2, 14 - 21
- severe misfire
- check engine light (P0300)
- intermittent backfiring through intake
- correct swapped #4 and #6 ignition coil connectors
- how to perform a cylinder balance test (power balance)
- using a coil-on-plug adapter with a lab scope for secondary ignition waveforms
- analyzing secondary waveform attributes during misfire diagnosis
- how to perform a relative compression test
- how to use a coil current ramp as a sync trace
- setting up a lab scope for various testing methods
- how to use an in-cylinder pressure transducer to verify spark timing
- how to get a primary ignition waveform (safely)
- scan tool
- Picoscope automotive 4 channel lab scope
- Fluke PV350 pressure transducer
- inductive low amp probe
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2004 Mazda MPV Low Power Case Study:
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Ignition testing with a scope (Secondary Waveforms) - open plug wire:
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Secondary Ignition Waveforms (common faults):
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How to determine which cylinder is misfiring (cylinder drop test):
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