jamie3529gq
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- Lapeer, Michigan
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Mercury Mountaineer
Before I spends a bunch of time....maybe someone else has seen this.
I drove my 01 mountaineer to Iowa and back this past weekend, about 1400 miles total. Pulled a uhaul out there, 94F outside, no issues, worked awesome.
Drove home through the night Sunday, it ran smooth as silk for 4 hours on cruise control, then suddenly started experiencing some stutters. For about 10 minutes it stuttered slightly (never lost 73mph cruise speed) and the check engine light popped on. Since I had my Bluetooth code reader with me, I checked the code (never turned the cruise off) and it was misfire cylinder 6.
It smoothed out again, and about 4 hours later it had another short episode. I should note that there were no hills involved, the road both times was flatter than water on a plate, engine not under much load.
I will do all the usual things, using help from this forum (check wires / coils / plugs / injectors / fuel pressure / compression etc etc etc) but before I start, has anyone had a misfire this intermittent, right in the middle of a nice smooth continuous cruise run??
Thanks.
I drove my 01 mountaineer to Iowa and back this past weekend, about 1400 miles total. Pulled a uhaul out there, 94F outside, no issues, worked awesome.
Drove home through the night Sunday, it ran smooth as silk for 4 hours on cruise control, then suddenly started experiencing some stutters. For about 10 minutes it stuttered slightly (never lost 73mph cruise speed) and the check engine light popped on. Since I had my Bluetooth code reader with me, I checked the code (never turned the cruise off) and it was misfire cylinder 6.
It smoothed out again, and about 4 hours later it had another short episode. I should note that there were no hills involved, the road both times was flatter than water on a plate, engine not under much load.
I will do all the usual things, using help from this forum (check wires / coils / plugs / injectors / fuel pressure / compression etc etc etc) but before I start, has anyone had a misfire this intermittent, right in the middle of a nice smooth continuous cruise run??
Thanks.