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Old 07-03-2019, 11:23 AM   #6
maslin
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Originally Posted by kev0 View Post
@steve99 Will a bad spark plug make the car run lean? Because my data shows that I have insanely high fuel trims and misfiring in Cyl 4 which leads me to believe that the intake manifold gasket in cylinder 4 has gone bad. The manifold did have oil and crud on it, so I believe it is the manifold gasket.
Lean means too much air. Bad spark would go rich, too much fuel.

Lean is almost always a vacuum leak, could be injector, 2 sensor or ?? but vacuum leak is the first place to go.
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