Hi all,
I have a 05 XB with the manual transmission and just over 257,000 miles. About a month or so ago I noticed a drop in performance and idle surge. Of course, then up popped the warning lights and I took it over to the auto parts store to get the code read. It came back as P0302 - #2 misfire (according to the guy). I bought a new coil pack (I had changed out the plugs only a few months earlier). When I got home I pulled #2 out (with the plug) to check if it would spark. It did spark....So i looked at my connections and the condition of the harness plug which all seems to be in ok shape. After puzzling a bit I put it all back together and went to take back the coil pack that I didn't need.
She started right up but as I went to drive away but the car is "choked off" or "limited" to about 20 miles per hour as if I have somehow managed to toss the car into a "Limp Mode". If it is just idling I can get the car to "run" almost as if nothing is going wrong (every now and then it will not allow revs above 3k) but all in all it seems ok. However when I try to drive it the car goes right back to saying NO.
At this point I have it towed to a recommended garage and they look it over. They come back to me with the same P0302 and a P0113 - intake air temp circuit high input.
They smoke tested the intake for leaks - none, they noticed that as the car reaches operating temp #2 starts misfiring, swapped coils - no change, noticed #2 plug starting to foul, did a compression test and came back with these numbers
1-120 PSI
2-65 PSI
3-155 PSI
4-160 PSI
So, its likely the rings are giving, possible head gasket but regardless.....Why can't I run?
Even to this day...I can go out to the car, turn the key and she starts right up. Revs seem ok and I think that I'm back to "normal". BUT, she will not let me drive.
I have left her without battery power for a week which cleared all the codes (borrowing a friends scanner) but still wont drive. Perhaps mistakenly, I'm thinking I should be able to go back to use as before I checked the coil pack....What do you guys think??
Thanks in advance!
I have a 05 XB with the manual transmission and just over 257,000 miles. About a month or so ago I noticed a drop in performance and idle surge. Of course, then up popped the warning lights and I took it over to the auto parts store to get the code read. It came back as P0302 - #2 misfire (according to the guy). I bought a new coil pack (I had changed out the plugs only a few months earlier). When I got home I pulled #2 out (with the plug) to check if it would spark. It did spark....So i looked at my connections and the condition of the harness plug which all seems to be in ok shape. After puzzling a bit I put it all back together and went to take back the coil pack that I didn't need.
She started right up but as I went to drive away but the car is "choked off" or "limited" to about 20 miles per hour as if I have somehow managed to toss the car into a "Limp Mode". If it is just idling I can get the car to "run" almost as if nothing is going wrong (every now and then it will not allow revs above 3k) but all in all it seems ok. However when I try to drive it the car goes right back to saying NO.
At this point I have it towed to a recommended garage and they look it over. They come back to me with the same P0302 and a P0113 - intake air temp circuit high input.
They smoke tested the intake for leaks - none, they noticed that as the car reaches operating temp #2 starts misfiring, swapped coils - no change, noticed #2 plug starting to foul, did a compression test and came back with these numbers
1-120 PSI
2-65 PSI
3-155 PSI
4-160 PSI
So, its likely the rings are giving, possible head gasket but regardless.....Why can't I run?
Even to this day...I can go out to the car, turn the key and she starts right up. Revs seem ok and I think that I'm back to "normal". BUT, she will not let me drive.
I have left her without battery power for a week which cleared all the codes (borrowing a friends scanner) but still wont drive. Perhaps mistakenly, I'm thinking I should be able to go back to use as before I checked the coil pack....What do you guys think??
Thanks in advance!
