My car has a misfire and its just started?

Tiny
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  • 1994 TOYOTA CELICA
  • 118,000 MILES
My car has a misfire and its just started. Im hoping its from driving it in the snow tonight as it wasont doing it befor im worryed
Monday, February 11th, 2013 AT 1:43 AM

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Tiny
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Hello,

There are few combinations of misfire conditions, it could be steady or random, it can only happen at idle or under load.
A misfire may or may not trigger the check engine light.

Take a look at this helpful guide:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-misfires-or-runs-rough

The misfire can happen due to worn spark plug(s) or bad plug wires. It can also be due to a faulty ignition coil, distributor cap, distributor.

The best course of action would be to look at these items individually and go through the process of elimination to find the issue.

I have attached testing and inspection procedures below.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you.

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