A cylinder misfire on cylinder 2 in a Ford Escape engine indicates a faulty spark plug, plug wire, or ignition. Hooking an OBDII code reader to the vehicle can narrow down the cause.
Check your alternator, it will cause the engine to miss if it is not putting out enough voltage under a load.
P0302 is a #2 cylinder miss-fire
Take it to a garage.
First you have to determine if it is a spark problem or a fuel problem.
1997 ford explorer,5.0 is miss firing on cylinder 4 and i don,t have a clue why the miss sometime, could it be the fuel or something else?
The Data Link Connector for the 2004 Ford Escape is located on the lower left side of the dash. If you sort of stick your head under there and look up, you can't miss it!
A miss on one cylinder is caused by defective spark plug, plug wire, burnt valve, or blown head gasket. Replace all plugs and plug wires. If the miss is still there run a compression test.
i have a whole new tune up in motor 37.000 miles on motor
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have a miss fire on a3.0 1998 ford what are possible causes
do a compression check on that cylinder. check fuel injector for pulse.
Most common cause would be the plus wires. Dampness causes them to arc and the cylinder that the wire is arcing on won't fire causing a miss/sputter.