Codes are P0300, P0301, P0302, check engine light flashing, loss of power and misfires when idling

Tiny
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  • 1997 TOYOTA AVALON
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Missing during idle and shakes when accelerating on a hill loss of power check engine light on flashing when accelerating rough idle at stop in gear.
I’ve replaced coils, spark plugs and wires, mass flow sensor, now thinking about cam and crank position sensors. Not sure how many oxygen sensors there are. And I put a can of injection cleaner in the tank, what next? Codes are 300,301,302.
Suggestions please!
Monday, June 13th, 2022 AT 2:26 AM

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Tiny
BORIS K
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Hello,

Cam and crank position sensors as well as oxygen sensors will not cause a misfire on just two cylinders on opposite banks. Cylinder one is on bank 1 and cylinder two is on bank 2. see image 1 below.

As you already have swapped coils and spark plugs this leaves us compression, injectors, or a possible air leak at the intake manifold.

Next, I would check if the injectors had the correct internal resistance.
Using a digital voltmeter set to ohms test the injectors for a resistance value of between 13.4-14.2 ohms at 20 degrees C/68 F.

How to use voltmeter:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

How to test coils and injectors for your vehicle see good video below:
https://youtu.be/-oAeZfr4OxI

With a good diagnostic tool, you will be able to display the misfire counter, to prove that cylinders one and two are misfiring.

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Boris
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Monday, June 13th, 2022 AT 9:07 AM
Tiny
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I found a bad vacuum line will this cause my problem. Picture 3 what is this looks like a vacuum line?
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 AT 9:34 AM
Tiny
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Yes, a bad vacuum line can trigger loss of power and make the engine run rough.
So that should be the first item that needs to get fixed.
As for the third picture, it does not appear to be a vacuum line. Can you tell me exactly where it is located? Maybe take another picture from a different angle.
Also is there any fluid coming out of it?
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Thursday, June 16th, 2022 AT 7:55 PM
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It is next to the oil filter behind the exhaust manifold looks like a blow by tube there is a number 8. Couldn’t find it anywhere online and can only get a picture from the one side. Just curious what it does and thank you for the help, I am going to keep nickel and diming myself fuel filter and PCV valve maybe O2 sensor this week until I can get a compression gauge.
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Thursday, June 16th, 2022 AT 9:13 PM
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With the engine running, does it have any suction? Or any fluid comes out of it?
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Thursday, June 16th, 2022 AT 10:07 PM
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It’s not running right now; I have a few things dismantled. Here’s another picture of my mystery part.
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Monday, June 20th, 2022 AT 8:04 PM
Tiny
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This could be a pressure relief valve. That is what the little tube appears to be a drain.
The catalog does not show any location for that part.
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 AT 9:58 PM

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