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Code 303 Cylinder 3 Misfire?


So I was driving my car today and it started to run like crap. The SES light came on and it threw Code 303 Cylinder 3 misfire? What would cause this? I just replaced the plugs about a week ago! Thanks!
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I'm guessing a bad COP? Do these go bad often?
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It's not real common for them to go bad, but it might have. Do you have a friend that could pop one off thier car and see if it fixes it?

If the COP and injectors are ok, the problem almost has to be internal
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It's not real common for them to go bad, but it might have. Do you have a friend that could pop one off thier car and see if it fixes it?
I replaced the COP and it's still throwing the code. I guess that leaves me with either a bad injector or internal motor damage? BTW the car has 70K......
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i had a similar code before when i got my 4v swap done on my GT. turns out a vaccum leak played a big part in it. check your vaccum lines 1st. another trick is to replace the #3cyl COP with another COP from a diff. cylinder and see if the miss follows the change. if it isnt the COP or the plug, then like you said its probably the injector.
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I have cylinders 1, 2, and 3 missfiring, what should i check first?
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do you have fuel?
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