2000 Hyundai Elantra Car Running Rough Had Miss Cyl 3 Changed Coil Pack Plugs

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
167,000 MILES
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STANLEYTHETROLL
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car was running rough. had miss in cyl#3.changed coil pack and plugs. same thing. hooked up spark gap tester on 30. no spark on 3 and random spark on 1. 2 and 4 are strong .changed 2 and 3 wires same thing. antthing else to check besides the computer.
Oct 31, 2012 at 3:29 PM
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BRIEN P
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Try taking your ohm meter and test the plug in to your coil pack you should have a 5 volt reference and a ground
Oct 31, 2012 at 3:46 PM
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KHLOW2008
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If you have sparks on 2, there shuld be sparks on # 3 as they use the same coil and fires simultaneously. Did you replace the plug wire?
Oct 31, 2012 at 5:18 PM
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