On a Lincoln LS , 3.9 litre V8 engine :
The engine cylinder locations are numbered :
firewall
4 - 8
3 - 7
2 - 6
1 - 5
front of vehicle
P0305 , engine cylinder # 5 misfire detected
4 8 3 7 2 6 1 5 Front of car.
You have the code read with a scan tool to determine which cylinder.
On a 2000 Lincoln Town Car , 4.6 liter V8 engine : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle
On a Lincoln LS , 3.9 litre V8 engine : The engine cylinder locations are numbered : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the 2000 Lincoln LS Owner Guide : The firing order is ( 1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8 ) It has the Coil On Plug ( C.O.P ) ignition system with ( 8 ) individual coils
On a 2000 Lincoln Town Car , 4.6 liter V8 engine : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle
On your 2000 Lincoln LS , 3.0 L V6 engine : ( the passenger side ) firewall 3 - 6 2 - 5 1 - 4 front of vehicle
Drivers side front of engine. =============================================== Just adding to the answer : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of 2000 Lincoln Town Car
On a 2000 Lincoln Town Car , that has the 4.6 litre Single Over Head Cam V8 engine , there is one camshaft on the top of each cylinder head , under the valve covers
On a 2000 Lincoln Town Car , 4.6 liter V8 engine : firewall 4 - 8 3 - 7 2 - 6 1 - 5 front of vehicle
Can you replace your 2000 Camry CE 4-cylinder engine with a 1997 Camry engine?"
Your 2000 Nissan Maxima has a 3.0 liter V6 engine , so it has ( 6 ) engine cylinders It sounds like there is a problem with the # 5 engine cylinder , perhaps an engine cylinder misfire ?