Engine misfire?

2005 NISSAN MURANO
204,000 MILES • 2WD • MANUAL
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TRACIANNA CHAVOUS
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I am wanting to buy this vehicle but I need to know if this is going to cost me or keep from driving it.
Jul 7, 2020 at 9:53 AM
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KASEKENNY
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This could just be spark plugs or injectors but we need to do some inspections first. Here are some guides that will help with misfire issues:

https://youtu.be/e3YCZa2Ygpo

https://youtu.be/QTE8k06MzwQ

If you are going to buy this vehicle but it has misfires, I would not buy it unless they allow a compression check to make sure the engine is sound. If it is not then it could be very costly.

Here is a guide that will help with misfires:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

I attached the process below on how to change the plugs if that proves out to be the issue.

Let us know if you have questions. Thanks
Feb 10, 2021 at 6:29 PM
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STEVE W.
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One thing you could do is find a shop that you trust and have them do a pre-sale inspection on it. Will cost you some money but far less than if the engine has a serious issue. With 204,000 on it there are bound to be some issues, usually an inspection will catch the things we tend to miss when we find that vehicle we just want as well. Like overlooking that the brakes have an issue or the alignment is bad or other things that are not an obvious issue to many people but pop out to a mechanic.
Feb 10, 2021 at 7:19 PM
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