Misfire in cylinder two and four

1998 AUDI QUATTRO
240,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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THEKID24
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started to run a little rough got it scanned and said misfire in cylinder two and four
Jan 6, 2017 at 4:20 AM
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STEVE W.
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Easy tests first. Swap the ignition coils and see if the misfires follow the coils.
If not swap the plugs (or replace them).
Run a compression test to see if it is something internal.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

If nothing changes and the compression is good then it could be the ignition control module or a couple of bad injectors.
Testing those takes a good scan tool to activate the various parts in sequence and get the results. There are a couple items online about testing the ignition module aka "power output stage" but I have never tried them and they could do damage to a part that is okay.

Misfires are sometimes very tough to track down because of the variety of items that can cause them.
Jan 6, 2017 at 6:08 AM