Help Needed in Delaware Near Philly- Need Codes Read, Car Misfiring

seepete753 · 03-29-2017, 07:25 PM

Do you like whiskey? Wine maybe? Do you live near Wilmington, Delaware and have a Cobb Accessport/anything else that can read car codes and want to help me out?

My car is misfiring so it's most likely a bad coil or spark plug. Both were replaced 11,000 miles ago and I had one of the new coils cause a short misfire when i first installed them. That went away after I took the offending coil out and reinstalled, or so i thought. I have a Cobb Accessport myself but, thanks to my wonderful luck, the screen burned out apparently since the last time I used it and I can't read the codes my car is throwing to troubleshoot the issue (sending the Accessport out for repair this week)

. Perfect timing too since I was supposed to drive back up to New Jersey this weekend and, of course, this is my only car.

If you like whiskey, you have a bottle of Glenlivet 12 yr with your name on it if you come read a few car codes. If you're into wine I'm sure my fiance has a bottle you can have. You would also have my gratitude for helping bail me out of a tough spot. Who knows, maybe we could even cruise in our cars when mine decides to function properly again. The possibilities are endless.

Any takers? Please no murderers, I enjoy being alive. Thank you in advance if someone does roll though.

FamilyManTrackSedan · 03-30-2017, 03:19 PM

you're saying you reinstalled a bad coil and didn't replace it with a new one?

if you're near philly go to vac - they're great.

seepete753 · 03-30-2017, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FamilyManTrackSedan

you're saying you reinstalled a bad coil and didn't replace it with a new one?

if you're near philly go to vac - they're great.

no I was saying i got a misfire in cylinder 3 after installing new coils, removed the new coil, installed the old one, cleared codes and had no misfire. I then reinstalled the new coil again, cleared codes and had no misfires for 8 months on the new coils.

Regardless, I was able to get an OBDII reader and determined the issue to be a bad fuel injector. I'll be going to Helix next week.

matteblue3er · 03-31-2017, 08:56 AM

If you want to come out to philly, I have ISTA. No charge to read.

Also FYI, a generic OBDII scanner will work to diagnose a simple misfire issue such as bad coil or spark plug. But anything more involved than that a BMW specific scanner helps. You can get autozone or the like to read for free with a generic scanner.

03-29-2017, 07:25 PM	#1
seepete753 Second Lieutenant 102 Rep 235 Posts Drives: 2015 Tanzanite F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Help Needed in Delaware Near Philly- Need Codes Read, Car Misfiring Do you like whiskey? Wine maybe? Do you live near Wilmington, Delaware and have a Cobb Accessport/anything else that can read car codes and want to help me out? My car is misfiring so it's most likely a bad coil or spark plug. Both were replaced 11,000 miles ago and I had one of the new coils cause a short misfire when i first installed them. That went away after I took the offending coil out and reinstalled, or so i thought. I have a Cobb Accessport myself but, thanks to my wonderful luck, the screen burned out apparently since the last time I used it and I can't read the codes my car is throwing to troubleshoot the issue (sending the Accessport out for repair this week) . Perfect timing too since I was supposed to drive back up to New Jersey this weekend and, of course, this is my only car. If you like whiskey, you have a bottle of Glenlivet 12 yr with your name on it if you come read a few car codes. If you're into wine I'm sure my fiance has a bottle you can have. You would also have my gratitude for helping bail me out of a tough spot. Who knows, maybe we could even cruise in our cars when mine decides to function properly again. The possibilities are endless. Any takers? Please no murderers, I enjoy being alive. Thank you in advance if someone does roll though. __________________ Current Car: 2015 Tanzanite F80 M3 w/ Cohiba Brown Interior Past Cars: Le Mans Blue 2010 e92 335i M-Sport 6MT // Cobb // BMW Performance Exhaust // AFE DCI Stage 2 // ER CP // Gloss Black BMW Performance Spoiler Rep // BMW Performance Black Grills // 19" Black Avant Garde m359s // TGS HPB LED Interior Kit
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FamilyManTrackSedan Lieutenant 111 Rep 408 Posts Drives: 2008 pre-lci 335xi 6mt sedan Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (6)	you're saying you reinstalled a bad coil and didn't replace it with a new one? if you're near philly go to vac - they're great. __________________ wedge custom, eibachs, yellows, er cp, forge dvs, dci, hpf 7" fmic, improved racing oil tstat, custom ofh delete plate, pe mod, stainless lines, stoptechs, 2 car seats, 1 patient wife
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matteblue3er Captain 238 Rep 947 Posts Drives: Racecar Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	If you want to come out to philly, I have ISTA. No charge to read. Also FYI, a generic OBDII scanner will work to diagnose a simple misfire issue such as bad coil or spark plug. But anything more involved than that a BMW specific scanner helps. You can get autozone or the like to read for free with a generic scanner.
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