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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 04:48 AM
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start engine runs fine first 5 minutes then 3 out of 8 injectors dont work or if you unplug them motor runs same just changed plugs and switched injectors around and same three everything works runs fine until warms up then misses bad dont know what it is but its not injectors. any help?
Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:34 AM
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That's hard to read.
Old Aug 20, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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Sorry, Shawn, but you're in the 05-13 forum.
Old Aug 20, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Same 3 cylinders? You may need to replace your cables, they can go bad.
Old Aug 21, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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I'd start with moving the spark plug wires around and then the coil packs. Which three cylinders? Are you sure the wires are run properly?
Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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I'm having a hard time understanding your post due to sentence structure, so are you saying your injectors arein't pulsing? Did u try removing spark of those cylinder when it runs to see if anything changes
Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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At first glance it sounds as if you're saying you have pointed the fuel injectors as culprit, but depending on how your jumbled mess of words is interpreted it sounds like the injectors are not the problem.

Pull the plug wires one by one in the same manner you did the injector plugs and see if it changes the way the motor runs.
Old Aug 21, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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The problem is pulling the plug of the injector and it not changing how the motor runs doesn't mean anything untill you confirm that the cylinder is getting spark first. Because with no spark that injector could be working just fine, the no change is due to the fact there could be no spark to ignite the fuel.
Old Aug 21, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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