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car surges at idle and check engine light is on, vag says misfire in cylinder 3 what could it be?

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Old 05-09-2007, 04:54 PM
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car surges at idle and check engine light is on, vag says misfire in cylinder 3 what could it be?
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That would depend on the year and model of the car.
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a coil pack is bad on cylinder 3.

The surging at idle sounds like a vaccum leak.
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Coilpack for 3 could take out 6 as well?
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switch the coilpack to another cylinder and see if the problem "moves", then you'll know
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