Home | Mailing List | Specifications | Care and Feeding | Modifications | Vendors | Literature
03/20/2008
Well its that time of year again, where I do this dance with the emissions
people. Third time’s the charm, right? Nope…
They kicked out a code “P0305 Cylinder 5 Misfire Detected” and got me for the
Check Engine light not working.
I replaced all 8 plugs and the rear bank coils during one of the previous
dances, so I’m hoping #5 is one of the fronts. So which cylinder is #5 again?
And has anyone ever had to replace the check engine bulb? I can’t find any
reference as to what bulb to buy or how to get to it.
Matt Stewart
_____________________________________________________________________________
Matt, you may be suffering from a prior owners reluctance to fix a problem and
decided to pull the bulb. I've seen this before when investigating a misfire
that shook the engine at idle but was not giving a CEL. Pull the cluster trim
piece; that is two recessed screws on the top underside then pry out at each end
beyond the vent openings and along the bottom on each side of the steering
column. Remove the four gold colored screws (combination torks and 7mm hex) to
release the instrument cluster from the dash. Tip out the cluster end nearest
the dash center, reach behind and release the three plugs supplying the cluster.
The lights are labeled on the circuit panel. Twist the socket CCW to release it.
Replacement bulbs and mini-sockets are available at AZ and probably other auto
supply stores.
Lucien
©Copyright 2000 - 2008; all rights reserved by V8SHO