Author Topic: Mis-fire of sorts  (Read 11286 times)

Offline zieg85

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Re: Mis-fire of sorts
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2016, 09:28:01 pm »
Just out of curiosity, what scan tool did you use? Make and model?
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Re: Mis-fire of sorts
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2016, 06:53:10 am »
Does it have a misfire monitor, can you get mode $06 data?, can you take a snapshot of your data when it occurs?
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Re: Mis-fire of sorts
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2016, 07:35:18 am »
Does it have a misfire monitor, can you get mode $06 data?, can you take a snapshot of your data when it occurs?

The scan tool does have a misfire monitor but not sure on the mode $06 data.  I'll read the book and see if I can actually learn how to use it other that just plug it in a get the codes.
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Re: Mis-fire of sorts
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2016, 02:22:20 pm »
That looks like a decent code reading tool. I used to have one similar from Matco. I have a newer model now, it does full diagnostics for all makes and models, it does pretty much everything except have bi-directional control. If you can view a miss fire graphic or data that would be a huge help in determining whether you have any issues or not.
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Re: Mis-fire of sorts
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2016, 03:33:50 pm »
That one Should have live data ,  freeze frame, pending codes