2005 Subaru Legacy Sedan (Natl) Base 2.5i Manual

2005 Subaru Legacy Sedan (Natl)
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All Wheel Drive, 4 Door Sedan, Compact
23 mpg city / 30 mpg hwy
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November 5, 2009, 6:28 pm

Kid07
 

Question: Trying to find why check engine light is on

2005 subaru legacy gt turbo 65,000 miles check engine light is on. got the code and says misfire cylinder 2. REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR had compression test all cylinder at 120 switch coils around and light still on and same code #2 cylinder misfire. engine idles little rough/skacking. rpm at 750. car sometimes wants to die when turning corner at slow speed or when rev the engine a little rpm at 200 but returns to 750 but runs fine on freeway. what would it be valves pistons fuel filter fuel pump or sensor?


November 6, 2009, 8:22 pm

Rwilliams88
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Some times the computer gets mixed up on what cylinder has the miss fire. Look at the companion cylinder and that is the #3 cylinder. So try swapping the #1 cylinder stuff with the #3 cylinder. You could check the valve adjustment but if they were out there would be a tapping noise coming from the engine.


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