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HELP?? #874674 02/17/04 03:49 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93 M MSquared OP CEG\'er
OP MSquared CEG\'er M Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93	i get a flashing check engine light once in a while but its steady the rest of the time. i go-t the codes for a random misfire and also for a misfire on each cylinder!! i replaced the spark plugs and i ordered new plug wires that should be here wednesday. what else could be the problem? by the way its a duratec and the plugs were bosch dbl plats. and my car has 90K (1998 SE) TIA \MIke

Re: HELP?? #874675 02/17/04 04:11 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	The Bosch plugs could explain your problem. Try a set or Autolite double platinum. You will be much happier with them. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

Re: HELP?? #874676 02/17/04 04:18 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93 M MSquared OP CEG\'er
OP MSquared CEG\'er M Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93	yea i was gonna pick up some of those motorcraft thinwire ones or whatever as soon as i get my tax return

Re: HELP?? #874677 02/18/04 03:36 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93 M MSquared OP CEG\'er
OP MSquared CEG\'er M Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 93	nobody has a clue? or are boschs really that big of a deal?

Re: HELP?? #874678 02/19/04 01:51 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,506 San jose, Ca R Roz 1999 SVT-C Hard-core CEG'er
Roz 1999 SVT-C Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,506 San jose, Ca	90% of the people i have talked to say the sparkplugs just go bad to fast..to some it seems like they have even lost power.....thnink of it this way...if you get a +2 or +4 plug, the spark is still only going to go to the cleanes prong with the most metal showing...so you think you using all 4 but in actuallity as time passes, you just using one. Some call the fake plugs...I call them a waste of money...Get Motorcraft or Autolite Double Plats like suggested above....thats all i sue and im completly happy with them. Roz 3.0 SVT hybrid...all the fixens...Track/Race ready very soon!!!!!! 20,000 + miles

Re: HELP?? #874679 02/19/04 03:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 808 Lexington Park, MD O Obsidian Veteran CEG\'er
Obsidian Veteran CEG\'er O Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 808 Lexington Park, MD	check coil pack 95 Mystique GS Zetec ATX: Dead - Dec 5th, 2003 94 Accord LX 2.2L MTX Non-Vtec. Few bolt ons. 02 Escape XLT 3.0 V6 ATX. This thing has the CD4E in it?! What the hell was ford thinking?

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