What is the firing order?

2009 DODGE NITRO
62,000 MILES • 3.7L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TCOLEMAN
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Engine is misfiring, check engine code said cylinder 5, prob ignition coil and would like to change the coil but I cannot locate the cylinder numbers do you have a diagram so I can locate the correct coil?
Oct 4, 2014 at 5:36 PM
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KASEKENNY
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I am attaching the info below on the firing order and cylinder layout.

Basically the left side of the engine is 1,3,5. The left side is determined by it sitting in the driver seat on rear wheel drive vehicles. Then on FWD vehicles, if you are sitting on top of the engine facing the drive belt and transmission behind you, determines left and right. Normally the left side on FWD vehicles is the front cylinders when standing in front of the vehicle.

Here is a guide that has some good info related to this as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

Please run through this info below and let us know what questions you have. Thanks
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