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Cylinder 6 misfire

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by eastonK, Sep 16, 2019.

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  1. Sep 16, 2019 at 6:34 AM
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    I’m having issues with my 2005 Tacoma 4.0. I had engine shake at startup so I changed plugs. It was due anyway. Ran fine for 4 months. Filled the tank one day and came out the next time to start it and it was shaking and threw a cylinder 6 misfire code. Changed plug in cylinder 6 and it was good for 2 days then it threw the same code again. Changed plug again and this time I switched coil packs. Ran ok for day or two and yep you guessed it. Cylinder 6 misfire again. This time I got new plug and changed oil because it was due. Put a can of Seafoam in it and filled it with 93 octane. Ran for a day and threw code 306 again. I’m running out of ideas. Any suggestions would be great.
     
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  2. Sep 16, 2019 at 7:00 AM
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    Who wants to say it? I'm not going to...
     
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  3. Sep 16, 2019 at 7:02 AM
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    Welcome to TW :notsure:
    Or clean the maf and throttle body?
     
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  4. Sep 16, 2019 at 7:11 AM
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    Run a compression test on all cylinders. It's likely cylinder 6 will show the issue. My guess is headgaskets

    How many miles on the truck
     
    BassAckwards, Sep 16, 2019
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  5. Sep 16, 2019 at 7:27 AM
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    Hmm. Blowing coolant or no?

    If no, swap that coil pack with another coil pack, and see if the misfire follows that coil pack.
     
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  6. Sep 16, 2019 at 7:31 AM
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    Head gasket?
     
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  7. Sep 16, 2019 at 8:20 AM
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    I hate seeing these posts. Hard starting, misfiring that doesn't follow a swapped coil - kinda points to one thing. I hope it's not the case, though.
     
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  8. Sep 16, 2019 at 8:34 AM
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  9. Sep 16, 2019 at 1:26 PM
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    The truck has 145,000 on it. Plug hasn’t been wet any of the times I swapped it. Head gasket is what I was thinking but not what I wanted to hear. $$$$$$
     
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  11. Dec 4, 2020 at 11:37 AM
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    Did you ever get the answer here?
     
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  12. Dec 4, 2020 at 11:44 AM
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    Having a similar issue here?
     
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  13. Dec 4, 2020 at 1:25 PM
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    Yep - frustrating
     
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  14. Dec 4, 2020 at 1:31 PM
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    I almost bought an 06, yikes
     
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  15. Dec 4, 2020 at 2:24 PM
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    Depends on the month.

    IIRC, November 2005 was the change over date to the improved version of the HG.

    Someone more knowledgeable should verify.

    Edit: quote below has my senior moment 2015 date....
     
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  16. Dec 4, 2020 at 3:02 PM
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    You are right. I've bought two '06's in the last two years and made sure both were well beyond that build date.
     
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    Checked for continual bubbling in your overflow tank? More so when mashing the skinny pedal?

    Checked for hydrocarbons in the coolant system?
     
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  18. Dec 4, 2020 at 3:51 PM
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    If by some miracle HG is OK, could the problem be due to bad #6 injector?
     
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  19. Dec 4, 2020 at 4:07 PM
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    Could be that as well.
     
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  20. Dec 5, 2020 at 9:32 AM
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    You should have bought a 4 cyl..... you wouldn't (couldn't) have this problem
     
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