Meeky Moose Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 more of a rant than anything.. our 01' outback with only 62k developed a miss in cyl 4.. i swapped plugs, wires, etc.. to no avail... miss is still there.. only thing left is a bad fuel injector.. just burns my nuggets to have to replace a fuel injector at only 62k miles... especially when its 15 degrees outside.. BTW.. if you have one of these layin around, i really need one asap:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Can you here the injector clicking? Have you checked the voltage at the injector? I have some 98 2.5 injectors, don't know if they are the same or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 well i can hear them all clicking when its running.. the miss is sorta intermittent as it does fire on that cyl once in awhile.. usually over 2k rpms.. don't have a volt meter.. guess i need to go get one today :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Coilpack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 does the check engine light ever come on? does it always do it - cold and warm? did you use Subaru ignition wires? maybe you (or car!) has bad gas? i highly doubt it's a fuel injector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Tony?? -that you?? Moved to CO?? If it's clicking no need for a noid or a multimeter. I'd check the compression on that cyl. PITA I know But it could be carbon build up on the valves. Might get lucky with some Seafoam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 yeah skip, its me, we moved.. :/ well i've already ruled out bad gas, i ran it half missing until the fuel light came on, then filled it with super.. made no difference.. pulled the fuel filter and drained it into a glass jar to make sure there was no water in it.. i can pull the wires (still factory) from the coil pack or the engine while its running an visually watch a nice blue spark over 2 inches long arc.. makes no difference if i swap wires with another cylinder. check engine light always comes on, and code is always cyl 4 misfire.. and again, its only got 62k on it.. and its had seafoam run through when we drove it 1700 miles in one sitting in august.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 ok well, i got it fixed.. even though spark was blue and shooting 2" out of the end of plug wire #4 the wire was still bad.. i figured this out by swapping it with cyl 2. the miss then transfered to cyl 2.. a $30 set of wires from autozone and she's good as new.. still bugs me that a plug wire goes bad in 60k miles.. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapdaddytatum Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 i told ya so........ hehehhehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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