E450 V10 Engine Miss
My 2000 Ford E450 motorhome with the V10 engine has a recent one cylinder miss at idle. As soon as I rev up the engine a little, the miss goes away. 108,000 miles on the V10 and all spark plugs and c...
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First, are you certain it is a engine miss ? A good scanner will report the error code or even a "pending" code.
A cheap and easy fix, once you know which cylinder has the miss, is to remove and inspect the spark plug and coil. Look carefully for any sign of carbon tracks on the plug or the boot. If you see signs of carbon tracks, replace the plug and the boot and thoroughly clean the contact on the end of the coil. When re-assembling, grease the outside of the plug and the inside of the boot and the tip of the coil with silicon dielectric grease.
A cheap and easy fix, once you know which cylinder has the miss, is to remove and inspect the spark plug and coil. Look carefully for any sign of carbon tracks on the plug or the boot. If you see signs of carbon tracks, replace the plug and the boot and thoroughly clean the contact on the end of the coil. When re-assembling, grease the outside of the plug and the inside of the boot and the tip of the coil with silicon dielectric grease.
