Q: Misfiring

asked by on February 04, 2017

My car is misfiring. I've changed the spark plugs and tested the coil packs . They are fine . Its tuned up but still misfiring in the cylinders. Please help if u have any trouble shooting advice

My car has 174000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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