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Jul 7, 2004 | 06:11 PM

jkwon

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How do you check...

How do you check to see is going on with your engine. I have a '02 wrx which I believe is misfiring a cylinder. The engine hops ever half second towards the left which leads me to believe I've got a problem.

Is there any way to check the ECU to see what is going on??

--joe

Jul 8, 2004 | 10:18 AM

RoadSpike

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From: The Hunted Forest

Car Info: Mazda Protege '02 (Wishing protege has AWD and a H6 twin turbo)

If you were getting a misfire the ECU should throw a CEL and the code should tell you that a misfire had occurred.

Jul 11, 2004 | 05:55 PM

ImprezaVA

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Car Info: 1998 Subaru Impreza L 2.2

/\ What he said. If you had a CEL (Check Engine Light) you could check the CEL from the diagnostic port located under the dash on the driver's side.

-Charles-

Aug 20, 2004 | 01:09 PM

imporacer

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I second that motion. Same thing happened to me, my RS started misfiring and quickly threw a CEL. Looked under the hood, #1 spark plug wire was arcing (is that how spell it?) to the intake manifold. Corrosion in the wires.

imporacer