2003 Pontiac Aztek misfire

2003 PONTIAC AZTEK
160,000 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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S3AHAWKS
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I have a misfire on the 6th cylinder. i have replaced the wire and plugs and no change. The misfire started when stopped at a light no misfire prior to that. I then replaced the plugs and wires.
Nov 10, 2014 at 9:07 AM
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JDL
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Are there drivability issues or just a code? Can you feel the misfire? Just about anything can cause a misfire, fuel--spark--compression.
Nov 10, 2014 at 9:54 AM
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S3AHAWKS
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Yes, I can feel the misfire.
Nov 10, 2014 at 10:02 AM
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JDL
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Did you visually check for spark at that cylinder? If you have spark everywhere, check fuel--compression.

Nov 10, 2014 at 10:05 AM
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S3AHAWKS
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It does have spark on all cylinders.
Nov 10, 2014 at 10:09 AM
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JOHNNYT73
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Sounds as if you may want to replace the coil pack. Try this, remove the two wires that go the coil pack for cylinder #6 (I think its coil pack 3 and 6). Remove them both and start the car. If you are getting a good strong spark then the two towers should arc to each other. If they do not, then I suspect a weak/bad coil.
Nov 10, 2014 at 1:39 PM
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JDL
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Hope you got it going your way?
Jun 25, 2015 at 8:13 AM
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S3AHAWKS
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No i have replaced the coil pack and no change.
Jun 25, 2015 at 8:18 AM
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If good spark at all the spark plugs then it isn't the coil pack. Try swapping the #6 fuel injector to a different cylinder, see if the problem follows the fuel injector?

You got a code p0306 correct?
Jun 25, 2015 at 9:09 AM
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Do an ohms test on fuel injectors, all fuel injectors should be within 3 ohms of each other. If the reading on any fuel injector is way off compared to the others, that fuel injector is suspect.

One fuel injector spec, 11--14 ohms at 50--90 degrees F.
Jun 25, 2015 at 9:24 AM