Have you ever met some one that you thought to yourself wow they are missing something! Well that could be that their brain is "not firing on all cylinders" (like a car that is missing or sound bad) or a "few bricks shy of a load" or "3 fries short of a happy meal" I am sure their are others
check firing all four are firing but front two keeps getting gas fouled then start to skip
No - have you checked that it is firing on all cylinders - Sounds like the engine is mis firing or not firing on all cylinders.
As with all inline four cylinders, The firing order is 1342.
All 4 cylinders are 1342
4 cylinders firing order 1,3,4,2
check the plug & plug wires make sure you have spark, what cylinders arent firing, easiest way to tell is start it up, and feel exhaust manifold to see what cylinders are firing or not should be hot... if no spark then replace wire, may be bad coil or dist
your car might be weak on accelerating because it isn't firing on all cylinders.
If you are aware of which two cylinders are NOT firing, I would change out the spark plug wires and the spark plugs with brand new for those two cylinders. If you aren't sure which cylinders AREN'T firing, then do a complete change of new wires and spark plugs. HINT: Try not to use Bosch plugs... I did, and had all kinds of trouble with them even tho they were inexpensive and supposed to be just as good.
Backfiring. Check mixture & ensure firing on all cylinders.
If petrol, suspect coil pack/ecu.
the problum is your on board computer. it controls the firing of you spsrkplugs. have seen this problum quite often.
Bad distributor cap, plug wire, or spark plug.
The number of a cylinder indicates the firing order of the spark in a sequence consistent with the number of cylinders.