2005 Kia Optima mis fireing

2005 KIA OPTIMA
87,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DRAGON5966@LIVE.COM
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my 2005 optima is consistently codeing misfire on cylinder 2 i have already changed the spark plugs and what not and there is no change. it doesnt always mifire but almost always when i am accelerating from a stop and it does it much worse if my ac is running. turning the ac of sometimes fells like i am turning on a turbo or something be cause as soon as its of if i am alreday moving often the car will accelerate normally. i have thought that maybe its a faulty fuel injector or fuel injector wire but i am not sure. i know its not the spark plug wires because the way the engine is set up the spark plugs are on top of the engine and there are two small coil pack looking things. one supplies the charge for spark in cylinders 1 and 2 and the other 3 and 4. boots for 2 and 4 are actually conneted directly to the coil pack and i am assumeing that the coil pack isnt broken in any way because i would think that if it were that it would misfire on both cylinders 1 and 2. which leaves me once again with the fuel injectors. honestly i dont know i am a logical thinker and going of what i can see i am making assumptions your the expert can you help me?
Sep 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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First, I would try switching the injectors to see if the misfire changes cylenders. If that doesn't do it, then in the dark, start the engine and mist water on the coil and plug wire to see if there is any arcing. If nothing, check engine compression in that cylender.

Let me know what you find.
Joe
Oct 14, 2010 at 7:10 AM