Slight slipping while idle and driving

200,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TRISHA MCDONALD
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My vehicle started making a banging sound around the fan and idle pulley area. Within the next few days it progressively got worse, as in when driving next day started to bog down a little while driving and then didn't start at all. It turned over but didn't fully start. We changed tension-er pulley, spark plugs and serpentine belt. When we started it again, the sound was gone and started slightly slipping or misfiring while driving. AutoZone said cylinder 1 and 4 were misfiring, so we changed both coil packs. Still having the same problem. We have put $445.00 total between parts and labor and can't really keep affording to play the guessing game with no positive results.
Jan 19, 2019 at 6:27 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hi Trisha, my name is Alex and I will be helping you today. Good news is I have the exact same engine in my Mustang, so I have plenty of experience with it. NY suggestion would be to continue on the spark path and replace the plug wires next. If the miss still exists, then I would also replace the spark plugs. Hope this helps.
Jan 19, 2019 at 4:59 PM
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