delling3
Active Member
96 Mustang GT. 97,XXX miles. I have owned it for about a year, and have put very few of those miles on the car myself, but it has always started up, with good response and smooth idle.
This morning the car started easy, and I pulled out of the driveway with everything seeming normal. I was low on gas (below 1/8 on the gauge), and my first stop was the gas station. About a mile from the pump, the car suddenly started to run like crap. Big loss of power, crappy idle, felt like it was running on less than all eight cylinders. My first thought was that I was running out of gas. As I pulled up to the the pump, the car died. I fueled up, and started the car, thinking that if I was indeed running out of gas, but the problem did not improve. As I started to head back to the garage, the check engine light came on. I hooked up an OBDII scanner, and I have code P0308. According to what I found on the web, this would indicate a cylinder 8 misfire.
I don't know when the plugs were last changed. The wires I suspect are the originals. The fuel filter was replaced a few years back.
So, given the above, what would you suggest? Should I just replace the plugs and wires, and see if that resolves the issue? Would a clogged fuel filter cause a P0308 code, or is this strictly electrical?
I checked to make sure the plug wire is seated at both the coil pack and on the plug, and reset the trouble code. I started the car back up, and it was still running like crap, and after a short drive the light was back on, and the P0308 code was back as well. I would normally suspect the plug and or wire, but the coincidence of being low on fuel has me second guessing. Thanks.
This morning the car started easy, and I pulled out of the driveway with everything seeming normal. I was low on gas (below 1/8 on the gauge), and my first stop was the gas station. About a mile from the pump, the car suddenly started to run like crap. Big loss of power, crappy idle, felt like it was running on less than all eight cylinders. My first thought was that I was running out of gas. As I pulled up to the the pump, the car died. I fueled up, and started the car, thinking that if I was indeed running out of gas, but the problem did not improve. As I started to head back to the garage, the check engine light came on. I hooked up an OBDII scanner, and I have code P0308. According to what I found on the web, this would indicate a cylinder 8 misfire.
I don't know when the plugs were last changed. The wires I suspect are the originals. The fuel filter was replaced a few years back.
So, given the above, what would you suggest? Should I just replace the plugs and wires, and see if that resolves the issue? Would a clogged fuel filter cause a P0308 code, or is this strictly electrical?
I checked to make sure the plug wire is seated at both the coil pack and on the plug, and reset the trouble code. I started the car back up, and it was still running like crap, and after a short drive the light was back on, and the P0308 code was back as well. I would normally suspect the plug and or wire, but the coincidence of being low on fuel has me second guessing. Thanks.
