Misfire in cylinder two and four

Tiny
THEKID24
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  • 1998 AUDI QUATTRO
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
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Started to run a little rough got it scanned and said misfire in cylinder two and four
Friday, January 6th, 2017 AT 4:20 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Easy tests first. Swap the ignition coils and see if the misfires follow the coils.
If not swap the plugs (or replace them).
Run a compression test to see if it is something internal.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

If nothing changes and the compression is good then it could be the ignition control module or a couple of bad injectors.
Testing those takes a good scan tool to activate the various parts in sequence and get the results. There are a couple items online about testing the ignition module aka "power output stage" but I have never tried them and they could do damage to a part that is okay.

Misfires are sometimes very tough to track down because of the variety of items that can cause them.
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Friday, January 6th, 2017 AT 6:08 AM

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