I have a 1998 Grand Caravan, 3.8 liter, 80,000 miles. A month ago my car started hesitating and sputtering. The sputtering got so bad that the car wouldn’t even accelerate when I gave it gas, acting like it was flooded with fuel. It even backfired a little and produced a heavy fuel smell inside and outside the car. The “Service Engine Soon” light came on and I took it to the mechanic so they could read the trouble code. The “engine code reader” said that there was a problem with the fuel injector in the fifth cylinder and that the fuel injector was misfiring. The mechanics first replaced the spark plugs and spark plug cables. A few days later tho, the “Service Engine” light came on again with the same trouble code. They replaced the fuel injector in the 5th cylinder and again we got the same trouble code: bad fuel injector in the 5th cylinder. They then replaced the ignition coil, but this did not solve the problem either. The mechanics are baffled. Can you help?
2006-12-18 08:22:05 · 5 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Mine did the same thing.It was the fuel filter which was located inside the fuel tank.
2006-12-18 10:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by mrs_pipesmoker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Menopause
2006-12-19 06:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used to put them near the rear of the vehicles on the inside of the van. Open the back and look at the walls or under the carpet for a compartment - it should be labeled as the fuel cutoff switch.
2016-05-23 05:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad ignitor
2006-12-18 08:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
99% sure it's your feul filter.
2006-12-18 08:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Woodstock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋