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Old 09-05-2015, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick416 View Post
I think the mechanic mentioned one of the codes meant there was a compression issue. This was about 2 weeks ago. He reset the light and said it was a misfire probably due to running with low fuel. I know it never ran with low fuel though. There is no lack of power and I've never heard a misfire.
You are thinking of a typical old misfire situation when the cylinder is actually dead. In these computer controlled engine, the computer is able to detect the slightest variation in the power from each cylinder. The cylinder may not be dead, but it is weaker than the rest of the cylinders. The computer consider this a misfire.
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