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    Default Awww... how cute... My 1st CEL

    Yep, that's right...


    No clue what caused it... Pulling away from a light "spiritedly" last night in light rain (no, not full throttle, just kinda quick) and car ran like butt for a few seconds and the cel came on... Stayed on this morning on the way to work and ever since...


    Code P0304, Cylinder 4 misfire... Logged it at least a couple times.

    Off to see how good Hiley's new service dept is I guess.... Yippie
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    How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??

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    3 times to be exact, if it set the MIL. Let us know what they find, but I'm guessing a coil got wet.

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    3 times to set off the error?

    when I pulled it, it was listed twice, so that means 6
    1984 GSL-SE - Its ALIVE!
    1989 Suburban 4x4 - 4" Pro-Comp Lift 33" BFGs etc... DRUNK TANK!
    2002 Protege5 - Lucky the drunk wagon SOLD
    '04 MazdaSpeed Mx-5 Wheeee! Turbos are fun
    How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??

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    Ok... so my answer was too short... There have to be 3 misfires in the same rpm band with the engine at the same temperature...

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    Default Re: Awww... how cute... My 1st CEL

    Quote Originally Posted by rx7gslse
    Code P0304, Cylinder 4 misfire... Logged it at least a couple times.

    Off to see how good Hiley's new service dept is I guess.... Yippie
    Sorry to hear that, rx7gslse.

    BTW, make sure to book your car in with Taryn in Service. She's worth a visit to the Service dept at Hiley Hurst all by herself!
    Iain

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    Default Re: Awww... how cute... My 1st CEL

    Quote Originally Posted by altiain
    Quote Originally Posted by rx7gslse
    Code P0304, Cylinder 4 misfire... Logged it at least a couple times.

    Off to see how good Hiley's new service dept is I guess.... Yippie
    Sorry to hear that, rx7gslse.

    BTW, make sure to book your car in with Taryn in Service. She's worth a visit to the Service dept at Hiley Hurst all by herself!
    Taryn? check....

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    ok, you were corrent... Taryn? Yummy.....

    23 and married to a M-B tech guy.. blast..

    Anyway.. car is in getting check out.. results TBD (day two in the goofy yellow Focus rental)
    1984 GSL-SE - Its ALIVE!
    1989 Suburban 4x4 - 4" Pro-Comp Lift 33" BFGs etc... DRUNK TANK!
    2002 Protege5 - Lucky the drunk wagon SOLD
    '04 MazdaSpeed Mx-5 Wheeee! Turbos are fun
    How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??

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    If you don't get the car back tomorrow... is there a AutoX event you can thrash the rental in this weekend?
    Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica

    Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!

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    hmmm.... that I dunno.....

    doesn't seem nearly as fun as a miata or an Rx7 though... Unfortunetly at teh moment *neither* is autoX ready...


    Maybe I coudl take the Suburban... Then I could just over the cones without knocking them over
    1984 GSL-SE - Its ALIVE!
    1989 Suburban 4x4 - 4" Pro-Comp Lift 33" BFGs etc... DRUNK TANK!
    2002 Protege5 - Lucky the drunk wagon SOLD
    '04 MazdaSpeed Mx-5 Wheeee! Turbos are fun
    How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??

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    Not as fun

    It's always more fun to thrash a RENTAL!

    You can do all the things you'd never do in your own
    Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica

    Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!

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    Quote Originally Posted by channelmaniac
    It's always more fun to thrash a RENTAL!
    Where did you read that? <SNAP>

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    Quote Originally Posted by channelmaniac
    Not as fun

    It's always more fun to thrash a RENTAL!

    You can do all the things you'd never do in your own

    you must be nicer to your cars than me...

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    ok, well I got it back from teh dealer Friday...

    Wans't actually anything major.. Loose connestor to the coil. Either it got wet or wiggled it self out for a bit... eitherway, seems to work fine now?
    1984 GSL-SE - Its ALIVE!
    1989 Suburban 4x4 - 4" Pro-Comp Lift 33" BFGs etc... DRUNK TANK!
    2002 Protege5 - Lucky the drunk wagon SOLD
    '04 MazdaSpeed Mx-5 Wheeee! Turbos are fun
    How can I be so thirsty this morning, When I drank so much last night??

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