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This owner of this truck installed a new plug and coil on the #6 cylinder and still continued to have a misfire. Knowing this information affected my approach. I start this process with an injector balance test and confirmed cylinder compression before moving to the ignition system.

Engine Performance Diagnostics chapters 22

symptoms 50

  • misfire (P0306)

fix 50

  • repaired corroded power feed wire to the ignition coil

test shown enh 50

  • fuel injector balance (flow) test
  • how to test a 3 wire coil over plug ignition coil
  • coil primary current ramp test with a scope
  • how to locate an open wire

Tools used

  • fuel pressure gauge
  • scan tool
  • inductive low amp probe
  • digital multimeter

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(Chapter 22) No Spark Troubleshooting, Ignition Coil & Module Testing

Related videos:

Operation and testing coil over plug ignition (4 wire) - Toyota/Lexus :

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How to test an ignition coil with a test light (Nissan C.O.P design) :

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How to identify a shorted ignition coil (Honda):

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Ignition System Designs, Operation and Testing (an SD Premium video) :

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