Misfire code?

145,000 MILES • 4.4L • TURBO • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BHAMDOC1
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Starts fine when cold. Leave it few and it misfires on cyl 5 which i assume is on front of driver side. Changed coil and spark plug. Same thing takes few minutes before it misfires from cold. Scanner shows a history of all cylinders misfire at some point but cyl 5 in the 32000 compared in the thousands for others. Engine is smooth until this misfire of cyl 5 happens. Delete it even when warm its fine till it misfires again.
Oct 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Also the only code is a misfire on cyl 5. No smoke when u first start it and the plug was not wet so i doubt a leaking injector
Oct 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Some videos. Drove it in front of my home after deleting the code and it drove nice and strong. It randomly does it sometimes after 3-4 minutes sometimes 30 seconds after start
Oct 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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You have found the problem, when you release the oil cap, the vacuum is too high, this is because the check valve for the Positive Crankcase Ventilation system is blown. This will cause the misfire codes. Here is the part you need to replace to fix the issue.
Oct 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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BHAMDOC1
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And I am guessing there are 2 of them?
Oct 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Yep, one for each cylinder bank.
Oct 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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BHAMDOC1
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Thanks
Oct 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Np, let me know how it goes.
Oct 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Oct 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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I started the car after replacing both sides and there was a misfire on 4 or 5 cylinders so i thought ill delete them it may take a sec for everything to settle, it did for 2 minutes and was fine, so i turned it off and put back everything and tightened all. Started it this am and lwft it 15 minutes all great. So i took it out for a drive and it did the same thing same cylinders 3 and 5, deleted them while driving and it drove excellent, half a mile down the road did the same thing. So not sure what else
Oct 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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The codes were 3, 5. Decided to delete them and give it more drive, and stepped on try e gas hard in case injectors are plugged with carbon after a couple of those got this code
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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BHAMDOC1
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This
Oct 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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These engine have an internal crankcase vapor control diaphragm at the front of the engine that sounds like it is blown. This will create the vacuum inside the engine like you have.
Oct 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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BHAMDOC1
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Can you share its location plz
Oct 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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They don't show it on AllData but I believe it is near the front timing chain.
Oct 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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kept it running 20 minutes till fully warm, then once you rev it the motor to 2500 rpm it misfires, same codes, cyl 3 and 5. No those v8 engines only have those PCV, the ones on front of engine on valve covers are usually on the inline 6 engines
Oct 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Hmm,, that vacuum when you remove the oil fill cap is the issue. We need to figure out where it is coming from.
Oct 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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