2004 Nissan P0301 code
2004 Nissan P0301 code
2004 Nissan Frontier 4 cyl auto. I get a P0301 code (#1 cyl misfire). This
truck doesn't have a coil for each spark plug , so I was wondering if this
code is truly for # 1 cyl , or just that it is the first one checked ?
I changed the plugs, wires, distributor cap ,rotor, fuel filter. Used Sea
Foam and Lucas in fuel to clean injectors. Nothing helped. When the truck
is in overdrive and low rpm's , it shakes badly. I am assuming this is
because of low torque. When it gets to 60mph or I take it out of overdrive
the shake goes away.
Listened to injectors and they sound like they are clicking open and
closed.
My fuel mileage has suffered greatly and I am at a loss to figure this one
out.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Dave
EndorfThis is a perfect example of why you should always diagnose the problem
before throwing parts at it. Otherwise you look as foolish as Wally.
Any otto cycle engine needs four things to create combustion... Fuel,
oxygen, compression and spark. You are missing one or more of these things
on your #1 cylinder. We'll assume at this time you have good ignition
based on the items you've replaced, so we're down to three.
Have you done a cylinder power balance test to ensure it's the #1 cylinder?
Have you performed a compression check on all cylinders? Have you checked
for vacuum leaks relating specifically to the dead cylinder? Have you let
the engine idle for a few minutes, shut it down then immediately pulled the
sparkplug from that cylinder and checked for raw gas? If so, what were the
results? These are all steps in basic troubleshooting that you've
apparently decided to skip.
If you have one cylinder misfiring while the others are working fine, it
should take less than 1/2 an hour to narrow down exactly what the offending
component is. It may or may not take substantially longer to remedy the
problem.
vwhoboSorry it took so long to respond back. All of the things I did were
needed, as it was time for a tune up anyway. I did a compression check and
all cylinders were the same. I checked for vacuum leaks. There was raw gas
on #1 spark plug. I swapped out the #1 and #2 fuel injectors and had same
issue, thus eliminating the injector. Spark plug was firing.
I ended up bringing it to 2 different mechanics , both of them gave up. I
found someone on the Clubfrontier.org forum that had the same problem.
On the intake manifold are threaded plugs that use an 8mm hex wrench to
take out. You will need to take off the throttle body to get to some of
these. When you remove them, you will see a buildup of carbon inside.
Scrape out the carbon inside here and you will find a hole about 1/4 inch
round. Once you have uncovered these holes, blow out all the loose carbon ,
maybe spray some carb cleaner in there and then put everything back
together.
This fixed the problem. I have no idea why this worked, but it did.
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