2008 Kia Rio misfiring

Tiny
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  • 2008 KIA RIO
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,007 MILES
Have a 2008 kia rio. Ran low on gas last week. I added about a gallon and a half from a gas can that has been sitting in garage since late october early november. Next morning car running rough and check engine light on. I drove to gas station and filled up on 89 octane and put in STP gas treatment. Still ran rough and still check engine. Took to local parts store and ran codes. Misfiring on all four cylinders. Took to my mechanic. He changed plugs and put in another fuel additive. Said to run down the current tank of gas and see what happens. Ran it 150 miles today at various speeds up to 80 miles an hour. No change. Still have check engine light and running rough. Also appears to have less power than it did when it was running correctly. Just turned 100,000 miles and has no major mechanical work. Also has original timing belt.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 4:52 AM

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Tiny
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Timing belt replacement is recommended at 120k miles.

Seems the bad fuel has caused some problems. Were the trouble codes erased?
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 AT 3:41 PM
Tiny
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Not sure. Codes were run twice and same results "misfiring on all four cylinders
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 AT 6:58 PM
Tiny
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Try erasing the trouble codes and if the CEL comes on, recheck the codes.

Have you finished the tankful of gas?
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011 AT 12:34 PM

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