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ike84 · 04-05-2022, 01:21 PM

In the words of Ron Burgundy... That escalated quickly!

I agree that this is likely a coil issue. New ones are cheap, and knockoffs work fine. I put unbranded Chinese ones on 2 years ago and have had no issue. I'm sure this offends some...

Injectors can also cause misfires. You don't have to hunt down the oem ones (theyre not even made anymore, you are only going to find reman'd ones). But, it is quite easy to retrofit the Bosch 986.2 pintle plugs for our cars. I wrote up a diy on this and they are cheap.

You can and should check gaps on ALL plugs before install, single or 4 prong. To gap a 4 prong plug, you need a different gap tool (a wheel with a bunch of metric"feelers").

Iridium vs standard, Bosch vs ngk vs beru vs denso.... I'm not gonna touch that one with a10 ft pole. Needless to say, just make sure that they cross-reference too the original OEM part. I know all lot of guys will say "I don't care what the manufacturer says..." But all yourself this question - would would a company risk their reputation saying they their part will work if it won't? That's not exactly how capitalism works...

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04-05-2022, 01:21 PM	#32
ike84 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: KY Posts: 1,214	In the words of Ron Burgundy... That escalated quickly! I agree that this is likely a coil issue. New ones are cheap, and knockoffs work fine. I put unbranded Chinese ones on 2 years ago and have had no issue. I'm sure this offends some... Injectors can also cause misfires. You don't have to hunt down the oem ones (theyre not even made anymore, you are only going to find reman'd ones). But, it is quite easy to retrofit the Bosch 986.2 pintle plugs for our cars. I wrote up a diy on this and they are cheap. You can and should check gaps on ALL plugs before install, single or 4 prong. To gap a 4 prong plug, you need a different gap tool (a wheel with a bunch of metric"feelers"). Iridium vs standard, Bosch vs ngk vs beru vs denso.... I'm not gonna touch that one with a10 ft pole. Needless to say, just make sure that they cross-reference too the original OEM part. I know all lot of guys will say "I don't care what the manufacturer says..." But all yourself this question - would would a company risk their reputation saying they their part will work if it won't? That's not exactly how capitalism works... Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk __________________ 2000 Box Base, Renegade Stage 1 performance mods complete, more to come When the owners manual says that the laws of physics can't be broken by this car, I took it as a challenge...