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Cylinder misfires

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Kgbrev, Jan 4, 2024.

  1. Jan 4, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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    Kgbrev

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    Does anyone know if I should be concerned about my truck having misfires in specific cylinders?

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  2. Jan 4, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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    Whats total for the drive cycle? It is under A1
     
  3. Jan 4, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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    What do you mean? If your asking time, maybe 10 minutes when I read the data.
     
  4. Jan 4, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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    I'm wondering if it's bad gas. The doesn't show any signs of bad gas though
     
  5. Jan 4, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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    The truck shouldn't be misfiring. Did it set a check engine light?
     
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  6. Jan 4, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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    No, and no codes either
     
  7. Jan 4, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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    A misfire here and there is normal. As long as it's running smooth and not setting a check engine light you should be fine.
     
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    These numbers are normal.
    When you cold start the engine, you will see somewhere between 3-5 misfires registered across all 6 cylinders.
    Typically you'll see around 10 total misfires on cold startup driving cycle.
    Less than 5 on hot engine cycle.
    Start worrying If you see misfires in double-digit territory for a single cylinder.
     
  9. Jan 4, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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    Anchovy

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    How many miles?
     
  10. Jan 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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    35k miles, and the truck had just been started from a cold start.
     
  11. Jan 4, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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    what led you to check for misfires?
     
  12. Jan 4, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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    35K Miles is about the lifespan for these engines
     
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  13. Jan 4, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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    I'm not like 90% people who own a car. I take really good care of all of my vehicles. And part of that is randomly scanning the computer to look for anything that might be concerning. That's why I checked it.
     
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    I concur, nothing is perfect and especially off a cold start you may see a handful of misfires.

    If you don't have any misfire codes and the engine runs smooth then take this as a baseline reading and carry on
     
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