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Raises voltage for the spark event. A misfire is evidence to test, not proof of coil failure.
General knowledgeCreates the controlled spark gap inside the cylinder. Condition can reveal but not alone prove other faults.
General knowledgeUse warning behavior, scan context, cylinder pattern, and controlled contribution evidence to separate ignition, fuel, air, and mechanical branches.
Test-first procedureSeparate missing ignition, fuel delivery, control, synchronization, and mechanical evidence after the engine is confirmed to crank.
Test-first procedureUse code data and targeted tests to distinguish ignition, fuel, air, and mechanical causes.
IntermediateUse the first starting split—cranks or does not crank—to choose the correct electrical, authorization, fuel, ignition, or mechanical diagnostic path.
beginnerUse operating conditions, code context, cylinder patterns, and targeted tests to separate ignition, fuel, air, mechanical, and control causes.
intermediateFirst determine whether the engine cannot make power, the transmission is not transferring it, or a chassis/control system is limiting torque.
intermediateClassify whether the engine stalls at idle, under load, during deceleration, immediately after starting, or with a broader electrical power loss before choosing a test path.
intermediateThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 1. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 2. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 3. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 4. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 5. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 6. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 7. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codeThe control module detected a misfire pattern associated with cylinder 8. It does not identify the failed component.
Generic codePlug type, gap, access, interval, and torque are engine-specific.
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