Q: Miss on cylinder 1

asked by on September 15, 2016

Service engine light comes on and my mechanic gets cylinder 1 misfire code on his diagnostic.He's replaced the wire and coil set,new plugs ,and a new fuel injector on cylinder 1.The miss seems worse at startup,as the engine reaches operating temperature it is still there but not as prominent.

My car has 164000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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