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Old Jan 8, 2019 | 03:41 PM
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About a month ago my 2002 RX300 gave me a misfire code on cylinder 2. The day after putting a gas treatment. On my way to work the vehicle started hesitating and missing and the check engine light came on. The next day I took it to an auto parts store and the scanner gave a P0302. Misfire detected in cylinder#2. I have replaced fuel filter and fuel pump strainer, pkugs and coils, vvt selenoids, MAF sensor and still the problem persists. I do not know what else to do. I'm trying to avoid the $100+/hr charge. PLEASE I NEED HELP! I forgot to mention that #2 injector was also replaced.
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Old Jan 8, 2019 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by santiagor
About a month ago my 2002 RX300 gave me a misfire code on cylinder 2. The day after putting a gas treatment. On my way to work the vehicle started hesitating and missing and the check engine light came on. The next day I took it to an auto parts store and the scanner gave a P0302. Misfire detected in cylinder#2. I have replaced fuel filter and fuel pump strainer, pkugs and coils, vvt selenoids, MAF sensor and still the problem persists. I do not know what else to do. I'm trying to avoid the $100+/hr charge. PLEASE I NEED HELP!
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2 more things to check.
Injector firing.
Compression test.

Note: i know you replaced the coils but check if you are getting power to energize the coil pack on #2.
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 06:29 AM
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2 more things to check.
Injector firing.
Compression test.

Note: i know you replaced the coils but check if you are getting power to energize the coil pack on #2.
What if it's not getting any power. What do I do then?
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 07:05 AM
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I understand wanting to save money but you are throwing a lot of parts at this instead of being methodical. The simple step one would have been just swap the coil with the adjacent one and see if the problem moves. If it does, replace the coil. If it doesnt, go on to the next small change, the plug. And so on.
Changing lots of things at once can just confuse things and introduce new problems.
Since your goal was cost savings and you've changed many expensive parts I'm wondering if you cut costs by using low cost parts.
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 06:03 PM
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I understand wanting to save money but you are throwing a lot of parts at this instead of being methodical. The simple step one would have been just swap the coil with the adjacent one and see if the problem moves. If it does, replace the coil. If it doesnt, go on to the next small change, the plug. And so on.
Changing lots of things at once can just confuse things and introduce new problems.
Since your goal was cost savings and you've changed many expensive parts I'm wondering if you cut costs by using low cost parts.
I've tried switching coils and all of them can't be bad. Because the problem still persists. When I disconnect the power there's no change on the idling. I tried switching the old ones back. Still get the same problem. It seems to be little or no power getting to that coil pack.
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by santiagor
What if it's not getting any power. What do I do then?

Splice in a wire with a battery source and see if the misfire goes away.
You could run straight from the battery terminal just to check it out temporarily.
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 07:56 PM
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Splice in a wire with a battery source and see if the misfire goes away.
You could run straight from the battery terminal just to check it out temporarily.
I will try that. Thank you. I'll get bac to you with results
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by santiagor
I will try that. Thank you. I'll get bac to you with results
So did you have battery power in that coil connector?
If you did then splicing wont change anything.
Only splice if you don't have battery voltage there.
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