Q: Misfire - 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse

asked by on November 11, 2016

I have a Check Engine Light on my vehicle and it is a misfiring. The other code is telling me that there is an intake leak. What do I do to diagnose the problem.

My car has 137000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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