by "Scott T. Indresano" <sindresano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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May 1, 2008 at 07:14 PM
It was the coil and the spark plug. Both had water in them. Dealer
replaced at no cost because we just bought the vehicle.
"Shawn" <diskette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Scott T. Indresano" <sindresano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I have a 2000 Taurus SEL 24V DOHC 87k on it, with a rough idle, rough
>>accel. The Check Engine light came on, so I took it to O'Reilly's. They
>>scanned the computer, coming up with a cylinder 1 misfire. This car
has
>>the coil on the spark plug wire. The #1 cylinder is on the back of the
>>engine. Could this just be a bad plug or am I looking at a lot of money
>>for the plug wires and new plugs + labor?? Is it something I could get
to
>>under the car?
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>> Thanks in advance.
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> Always start at the plug & work backward towards the ECM.
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