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Old 02-19-2021, 09:48 PM
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Default 2000 ram 1500 5.2 Misfire

I have replaced:
plugs
wires
coil
cap
rotor

I can drive in town and it is fine no misfire.
If I try to accelerate to get on the highway and make her work I get a flashing check engine light and it pulls codes for all cylinders misfiring and a random misfire code.
She doesn’t hesitate or choke or shake or anything that would normally suggest a misfire.

Any suggestions as to what it could be?
 
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What plugs do you have in there? Standard coppers I should hope. These trucks REALLY don't like the rare-earth fellers.

Were you having the same problem before all the work? What plugs were in it previously?
 
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What plugs do you have in there? Standard coppers I should hope. These trucks REALLY don't like the rare-earth fellers.

Were you having the same problem before all the work? What plugs were in it previously?

i do have copper plugs in now. I started all of this work because it was having the misfire issue and the woman I got the truck from hadn’t replaced any of the parts listed since she bought the truck new.
 
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The misfire detection uses variation in crank speed as seen by the crank position sensor. So the CPS could be the cause of "phantom" misfires.
 
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I will check into this.

Is it possible for the gasket to still be blown and the truck to not use oil or smoke?
 
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Originally Posted by Landon Conley
I will check into this.

Is it possible for the gasket to still be blown and the truck to not use oil or smoke?
Yes.
 



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