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      04-22-2024, 02:09 PM   #1
pwais
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misfire but recovered, how bad can it be?

Dear Forum,

90k+ mile 1M here. For the very first time it misfired when scooting just above 5,000rpm on a downhill on-ramp The CEL flashed and the motor felt and sounded like a 4-cylinder for about 20-30minutes after the event as I babied it home. E.g. could feel lots of vibration through the shifter, and power was way down. Then right as I got home, the problem un-did itself, hurray! The 1-2 bad cylinders came back, sound went normal, vibration normal. I re-started the car and no big CEL light.

Today it does though show the "car on lift" yellow light on start, tho I tried to pull ODB trouble codes and my app doesn't find any.

Anybody with similar experience? I hear maybe it needs new spark plugs? or maybe it was just cold (it was indeed 50F and windy at the time). If the motor feels fine now, did I probably get away with no damage? It just had a $1500 regular service (oil change, brake bleed etc) so not sure that includes checking the sparks...
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