2000 Corolla cyl #2 misfire

[toyota15379]

I see someone right before me is having the same issue, but i figured I wont jack his post.

I bought the car how it is. When you put it in gear, the car idles waay down almost to where its going to die, check engine light is on for a cyl 2 misfire. I was told the cylinder order from standiing in front of the car looking at the motor is 1-3-4-2

i checked all the plugs, all the plugs were dry except for the #3 (according to my numbering) which was oily and black. I bought a new coil pack for $100 and swapped it with, the #2 and the one that was all oily, and reset the code both times, and both times it came back up and ran the same. So now do i replace the injector or is there something that normally goes out that i dont know about?

[toyota15379]

Alright turns out my info was a little screwed up the cyl order is 1-2-3-4 which means the misfire is on the only plug that was oily. Im going to try swapping the injector out with another one and see if the misfire follows tomorrow

[randini667]

Can you check and see if you are getting compression on that cylinder?

[bail_w]

have you replaced the valve cover gasket?

[dorman68]

Originally Posted by randini667

Can you check and see if you are getting compression on that cylinder?

Definately do a compression test, sounds like you may have a piston ring issue or a burnt valve.