1996 Pontiac Grand Am code misfire #3 cylinder

Tiny
RONALD PETTEYS
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  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 13,000 MILES
Son got home from Iraq, bought a sweet car 5 days later blew the misfire code, should I look at the coils, or fuel filter it's been in storage awhile? I had a acheiva many years ago with the same motor, seems like I remember those problems or maybe the tower, with carbon tracking, can you steer me in the right direction before I tear down his show car?
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 AT 11:04 PM

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Tiny
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Should lead you to check that cylinder's sparkplug/compression/injector

Misfires can be caused by worn or fouled spark plugs, a weak spark (weak coil, bad spark plug wire), loss of compression, vacuum leaks, anything that causes an unusually lean fuel mixture (lean misfire), an EGR valve that is stuck open, dirty fuel injectors, low fuel pressure, or even bad fuel.
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009 AT 11:09 PM

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