Check Engine light
Aug 6, 2020 | 11:41 AM
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6th Gear
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Check Engine light
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?
Aug 6, 2020 | 11:52 AM
Melting Slicks
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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
Aug 6, 2020 | 12:12 PM
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6th Gear
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
John Harry
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.
Aug 6, 2020 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by
zsking
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
Aug 6, 2020 | 05:36 PM
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6th Gear
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irok
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.
Aug 6, 2020 | 08:06 PM
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Been utilizing NGK plugs and MSD wires for years on a C6 with zero issues.
Aug 7, 2020 | 01:15 PM
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zsking
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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Aug 10, 2020 | 08:24 AM
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That narrows it down!!! You’d think the codes might be more specific than that.