Burby
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2016 with 40K miles. Was trailering around 4000# on a 1000 mi trip and the check engine light came on. A quick stop at Autozone to check the code and it showed a misfire on cylinder 8. I jiggled the plug wire a bit and after a new tank of gas the light went off. It came on again on the return trip without the trailer and was flashing this time (that is bad). The flashing stopped after 5 minutes. The light did not come on again for the remainder of the trip.
I can't say for sure this is trailer related because most driving is short trips and this was the first extended drive in months.
Gas mileage did not drop. Was not sluggish or showing any other symptoms. It is an intermittent check engine light and the only constant is that it is on Cylinder 8.
First step I will try is replacing the plug wire. I am dreading this because Cylinder 8 is the hardest to reach and work on. Anyone else hear of a similar issue? Seems like this should not happen at such low mileage.
I can't say for sure this is trailer related because most driving is short trips and this was the first extended drive in months.
Gas mileage did not drop. Was not sluggish or showing any other symptoms. It is an intermittent check engine light and the only constant is that it is on Cylinder 8.
First step I will try is replacing the plug wire. I am dreading this because Cylinder 8 is the hardest to reach and work on. Anyone else hear of a similar issue? Seems like this should not happen at such low mileage.
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