PO300 misfire suspect bank 1

Tiny
DAN CLEMENTS
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  • 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER
  • 4.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • 136,000 MILES
Bad misfire PO300. And pO305 a PO306 intermitant after clearing codes. History: 1 yr 3 mon bad front cat bank 2 replaced (DIY). 2 mons ago bad fuel pump. Power prong on pump connector corroded / broke, after repair new pump did not power up. Found short in power wire and cut and splice new wire in. Soldered and heat shrinks. Ran till about 3 weeks ago. Checked spark found bad coil #5, replaced.5 code disappeared. Found damaged 02 sensor, bank 1 replaced. Still Po300. Tested compression, all at 155 to 160 except #2 is 120 dry with oil up to 155 suspect rings. But should still fire. All injectors are clicking. Using PO306 as a clue pulled injector, tested for spray pattern. Good. Replaced bank 1 CamPS since bank one live data seemed way out of normal for fule adjustments. Same issues. I use a harbor freight scanner. So a OEM ENHANCED scan shows stored issues with no code. Shorted CPS, CamPS bank 2, vvt Intake circuit, evt circuit. Intermittently. Also replaced all the air intake gaskets while I had it apart. I also tested TPS per shop manual, tested good. Ohm tested VVT intake bank 1. It was 8.4 should be 7.7. But no shorts. Shouldn't cause misfire at idle should it? Cat on bank one doesn't rattle. And it's only a year or so old. Could it be ECM? Only bank 1 seems to be adjusting around. Bank 2 values hold steady at idle.
Monday, May 6th, 2019 AT 6:57 PM

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Tiny
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Meant replaced cam ps bank 2. Tried to upload live data video but not working.
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Monday, May 6th, 2019 AT 7:04 PM
Tiny
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Hello,

I'm suspecting that the low compression of cylinder #2 is going to be the random misfire issue here. As a rule of thumb the lowest cylinder's compression when doing a compression test shouldn't be lower than 10% of the cylinder with the highest compression. 120 p.S.I. Is 75% of 160 p.S.I. And you were correct in suspecting pistons rings as the cause of the lower compression as the oil test results proved. The only way I suspect to get rid of the misfire would be to fix the worn piston rings on cylinder #2. I have included a diagram for you in the diagrams down below. Please go through it and keep us informed as what you decide to do. We can help with any repairs you plan to do.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
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Monday, May 6th, 2019 AT 9:24 PM

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