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So I'm driving my car today and the car starts to run rough and buck a little like its missing, The check engine light started blinking on and off while the car was running rough. It went away for a little while but now its back and apparently here to stay. The car was due for a tune up so I changed the plugs and PCV valve. It made no difference. The old plugs looked pretty normal, a little more whitish than usual but it was dusty whitish and not the "too hot" metal whitish. I don't see any arcing of the wires but I think I'm going to replace them anyway when I get a chance. I tried to pull the codes but for some reason there are no codes. The check engine light blinked on and off for a bout 5 minutes while I was driving but it never stayed on. It's off at the moment and like I said.... no codes. It sort of feels like the car is only running on 3 cylinders. Honestly I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do or check next or why the service engine soon light blinked in the first place. Any thoughts?
The car is a 1998 Escort SE 2.0 SOHC, the timing belt was done at about 110,000 and it's now at 145,000. Oil changes have been pretty regular.
The car is a 1998 Escort SE 2.0 SOHC, the timing belt was done at about 110,000 and it's now at 145,000. Oil changes have been pretty regular.