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Abnormalities (severe cracking, bumps, or missing areas) in the accessory drive belt (Abnormalities in the accessory drive system and/or components may cause engine RPM variations and lead to a misfire DTC. A misfire code may be present without an actual misfire condition). | Replace the drive belt. Refer to Drive Belt Replacement - Accessory. | ||||||||
Worn, damaged, or mis-aligned accessory drive components or excessive pulley runout and may lead to a misfire DTC. (A misfire code may be present without an actual misfire condition.) | Inspect the components, repair or replace as required. | ||||||||
Loose or improperly installed engine flywheel or crankshaft balancer (A misfire code may be present without an actual misfire condition.) | Repair or replace the flywheel and/or balancer as required. Refer to Engine Flywheel Replacement or Crankshaft Balancer Replacement . | ||||||||
Restricted exhaust system (A severe restriction in the exhaust flow can cause significant loss of engine performance and may set a DTC. Possible causes of restrictions include collapsed or dented pipes or plugged mufflers and/or catalytic converters). | Repair or replace as required. | ||||||||
Improperly installed or damaged vacuum hoses | Repair or replace as required. | ||||||||
Improper sealing between the intake manifold and cylinder heads, intake manifold and plenum duct, plenum duct and water crossover, water crossover and throttle body and/or pressure relief valve and intake manifold. | Replace the intake manifold, plenum duct, gaskets, cylinder heads, throttle body and/or pressure relief valve as required. | ||||||||
Improperly installed or damaged MAP sensor and/or seal (The sealing grommet of the MAP sensor should not be torn or damaged.) | Repair or replace the MAP sensor as required. | ||||||||
Improperly installed or damaged EVAP purge solenoid and/or O-ring seal | Repair or replace the EVAP purge solenoid as required. | ||||||||
Worn or loose followers (valve rocker arms) (The follower (valve rocker arm) roller bearing should be intact and in the proper position) | Replace the followers (valve rocker arms) as required. | ||||||||
Stuck valves (Carbon buildup on the valve stem can cause the valve not to close properly.) | Repair or replace as required. | ||||||||
Excessively worn or mis-aligned timing chain(s) | Replace the timing chain(s) and sprockets as required. | ||||||||
Worn camshaft lobes | Replace the camshaft(s) and SHLAs (valve lifters). | ||||||||
Excessive oil pressure (A lubrication system with excessive oil pressure may lead to excessive valve lifter pump-up and loss of compression.) |
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Faulty cylinder head gaskets and/or cracking or other damage to the cylinder heads and engine block cooling system passages. Refer to Diagnostic Starting Point - Engine Cooling . (Coolant consumption may or may not cause the engine to overheat.) |
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Worn Piston Rings (Oil consumption may or may not cause the engine to misfire.) |
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A damaged crankshaft reluctor wheel (A damaged crankshaft reluctor wheel can result in different symptoms depending on the severity and location of the damage.)
| Replace the crankshaft as required. |
