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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 11:41 AM
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Hey guys, have a quick question. Had some work done to my 2013 grand sport A6 about a month ago and had a check engine light come on. Initially it went away when I restarted the car, but it came back a few days later after I romped down on it pretty good and now wont go away. It has a cam kit,1 7/8 long tubes with high flow cats, corsa cai and a tune. The code that was read was P0300 "random misfire detected". Any ideas what it could be?
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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 11:52 AM
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Loose plug wire, maybe?
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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 12:00 PM
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Chevrolet P0300 Causes

(* = Most Common)
  • Faulty or worn spark plugs *
  • Faulty spark plug wires or coils *
  • Distributor failure *
  • Faulty fuel injector *
  • Vacuum leak
  • Low fuel pressure
  • Camshaft sensor defective
  • Crankshaft sensor defective
  • Engine timing off
  • Leaking head gasket
  • Low engine compression
  • Poor quality fuel
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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 12:12 PM
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Loose plug wire, maybe?
Everything seems to be tight. Spark plugs were replaced with Ngk tr55's so I wouldnt think they would have already crapped out.
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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 04:01 PM
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Everything seems to be tight. Spark plugs were replaced with Ngk tr55's so I wouldnt think they would have already crapped out.
Throw the NGK's in the garbage where they belong.They often cause issue's with our cars
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Old Aug 6, 2020 | 05:36 PM
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Throw the NGK's in the garbage where they belong.They often cause issue's with our cars
What brand would you recommend? I heard Bosch was no good.
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Been utilizing NGK plugs and MSD wires for years on a C6 with zero issues.
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What brand would you recommend? I heard Bosch was no good.
The Owner's Manual recommends AC Delco which work fine, so why jerk around with some other brand?
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That narrows it down!!! You’d think the codes might be more specific than that.
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