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I have a 96 pontiac grand am V6 3.1L. The lights in

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I have a 96 pontiac grand am V6 3.1L. The lights in the dash stay on after the engine is running. I checked the codes and it showed #2 cylinder has misfire. So I replaced spark plulg, wires, coil pack, and ignition module. Will you give more ideas to check?

 

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1996 Pontiac se 3.1

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plugs,wires,coil pack,and ignition module

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September 9 10:36 PM (8 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
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You have pretty much covered the electrical portion of the system. Make sure you cleared the code from the computer because it doesn't do that automatically.

If you still have the miss after that, it's real likely a fuel injecter problem, assuming ou didn't crack any of the plugs or pull any of the wires apart internally. There are 3 coil packs so make sure you changed the right one.

If all that is eliminated, I would have the injecters pressure cleaned. Not just something added to the tank as that won't help anything. You need a cleaning where the car runs on the solvent with the fuel pump disabled.



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September 9 10:42 PM (5 minutes and 52 seconds later)
         
Reply to Hammer Time's Post: If it is in the fuel system would that make the tach not work and lights in the dash stay on?
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September 9 10:44 PM (2 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
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What lights are on?

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September 9 10:53 PM (2 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
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No, that's another whole issue. You may have a bad dash cluster but your going to need a GM scan tool to find out for sure.

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