Misfire caused by a vacuum leak

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Typical to an intake manifold gasket that is leaking, is an engine misfire, especially with the engine cold. In fact many cars will exhibit absolutely no misfires or idle speed roughness with the engine hot. Some may not even have lean condition trouble codes, in particular with speed density engines (no MAF sensor).

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symptoms 50

  • check engine light (P0300, P0301)
  • misfire especially at low RPMs with the engine cold
  • customer replaced plugs, wires, ignition coil and fuel injectors in an attempt at fixing this problem

fix 50

  • replace intake manifold gasket

test shown enh 50

  • how to perform a cylinder drop test (rpm drop test)
  • how to test for spark with a test light
  • how to use water to locate a vacuum leak

Tools used

  • scan tool
  • squirt bottle

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Playlist

(Chapter 1) Misfire ID, Compression Tests, Vacuum Leaks, Fuel Trim, Head Gasket, Restricted Exhaust, Low Power, DMM

Related videos:

Vacuum leak testing without a smoke machine (a SD Premium video):

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Ford F-150 P0171 P0174 Trouble Codes - vacuum leak (water test) :

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How to find a vacuum leak with water:

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P0506 IAC System RPM below expected (vacuum leak) - Ford:

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Causes of lean condition trouble codes P0171, P0174 - GM 5 3L:

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