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Misfire on cylinder 5; 6; 7; 8 on A8 4.2 petrol 2004

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Old 04-24-2014, 06:52 PM
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Default Misfire on cylinder 5; 6; 7; 8 on A8 4.2 petrol 2004

The car misfire and hesitation under load (cold and warm)

Changed so far:
Spark Plugs
Ignition Coils
MAF sensor
Replaced all vacuum hoses

Any Ideas ?
 
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Old 05-06-2014, 10:23 AM
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My 2006 had same but codes 300, 307 and 308 did coils and plugs cleared codes then 307 came back and now have rod knock.
Might be toast from an over rev
 
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Old 05-15-2014, 12:32 AM
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One whole bank is misfiring, which leads me to believe it is timing related. Your camshaft (intake, exhaust or both) might have skipped a tooth on the timing belt, hence the misfire on all cylinders in that row.
I doubt it is ignition or fuel related.
 
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Old 05-17-2014, 07:25 AM
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FYI
It was the CAM tensioner
 
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