Q: My car is misfiring

asked by on November 27, 2016

Im getting a diagnostic check on my car and it's misfiring on a lot of sensor I was wondering do to me setting up this appointment do the company have a different machine that detect were in the car it misfiring because I already have a diagnostic reader that tell me codes in the car

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