last year my car started missing. replaced the plugs and plug wires, and that fixed it for a while.
then is started missing again. used a known good wire and plug (grounded) and checked for spark. didn't get any spark out of one of the plugs on the coil pack (middle plug closest to the engine). replaced the coild pack, and all was well for a while.
then just recently it started missing again. tested the coil pack again, and it was getting no spark from the same plug. took it to the dealer because i thought something must be really wrong. of course they charged me a hundred dollars and told me what i already knew.
i replaced it myself, and all is well again.
could there be something frying the coil pack? too much/not enough voltage? grounding problem?
i sure have had to do a lot of work on a car that was suppose to make it to 100,000 miles before it's first tune up.
(water pump, rotors, cats, fuel filler neck, fuel pump o-ring, coil pack (twice), plug wires, plugs, moosing (did mod), fuel filler door sticking (did mod), o2 sensors, blah blah blah)
what an exciting car. i'm only at 70,000, and can't wait to see what is in store for the future.
...so i can drive more, so i can work longer, to make more money, so i can buy more parts, so i can drive more, so i can work longer...
