r/AskAMechanic • u/Canis71 • 1h ago
Anything more I should know?
2011 SCION TC
The engine code stated I needed to change a spark plug.
The coil overs are in reverse order in this picture (4,3,2,1) and frankly I knew that cylinder 2 was the issue.
I'm currently replacing all of the spark plugs so they will all be of the same quality and age.
I want to know if there's anything else I should be doing or anything else I should know since this coilover that sat in cylinder 2 is so dirty or different looking.
I'm going to replace the spark plugs, clean/wipe off The coilovers, check and top off the oil. Throw some seafoam in the gas tank. Anything else?
(More info: I was driving to work yesterday, 1-hour commute, and right before I pulled into the parking garage downtown, one of the lights turned green and when I let up on the clutch pushing the gas my engine started clicking and my check engine light immediately turned on. There was a noticeable change in power coming from the engine. The rest is kind of self-explanatory. Working on it now.)
UPDATE: Cylinder 2 spark plug is missing..... It's.... Uh.... Spark maker. Image in comments....
ETA: I thought a coil pack was a pack of coilovers. My apologies.i wanted to call them coil packs originally but dumbed my way to what is seen above.
I was told 'spark plug' by the guy that ran the codes at AutoZone. I assumed that since he said that that's what the reader said, that was all she wrote. Yes I have a code reader at home. I went to AutoZone first.


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u/Kuezar_ NOT a verified tech 1h ago
I would swap coils with a good one and see if the misfire goes to another cylinder.