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Old Sep 9, 2023 | 08:38 PM
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I've run out of ideas so I'm posting my question here.
My car has been misfiring or running on 5 cylinders and I believe it is an injector issue. I began pulling one injector plug at a time and listening for a change in rpm, and when I pulled #2, the engine didn't change tone at all.
Here's what I've done:
-Pulled all injectors and had them cleaned and flow benched. All check out good.
-Double checked impedance of the injector. I'm getting 14.7Ohms. Good
-While car is idling rough, I tested the voltage at the pigtail connector going into the injector and I'm getting 8-9 volts. This is also present when the ignition is on but the car isn't starting. FYI this number was constant across all injectors
-Changed out sparks
-Tested for spark
-Pulled #2 spark plug. Plug was dry and didn't smell like gas.

I'm out of ideas. It could be a clog in the fuel rail but I'm doubtful since it'd be a large blockage and my fuel system was performing very well up until this point.
I'll take any advice, thanks in advance
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Old Sep 12, 2023 | 01:53 PM
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Bump. Still stuck, still will take any help
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Old Sep 12, 2023 | 02:20 PM
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You need a diagnosis tool capable of graphing injector pulse otherwise you're guessing. Have you tried swapping injectors around? Put another way did you install the injectors at random?
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Old Sep 12, 2023 | 08:54 PM
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swap the coil and spark with an odd cylinder, see if it changes. I'd inspect the ignitor or ignitors, not sure if it has 1 or 2.

Lastly would consider timing or damaged valves on that cylinder. You may have lost compression in cylinder 2, since the valves may be slightly open.
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