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Chevy Venture Check Engine Light, Misfiring

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99 venture by jasonkarch
May 13, 2008 (4:46 am)
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ok i am some mechanicly inclined but not to sure on where clyinder #4 is is it in front or back i think its in back
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Re: 2000 CHVY VENTURE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON [442dude] by smpowe
May 13, 2008 (4:58 am)
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Replying to: 442dude (May 07, 2008 9:46 am)

Thanks for the advice. I will follow up and have the transmission fluid and filter changed.
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Re: 99 venture [jasonkarch] by 442dude
May 13, 2008 (5:50 am)
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Replying to: jasonkarch (May 13, 2008 4:46 am)

# 4 is the front middle - boy are you lucky...
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Re: 99 venture [442dude] by jasonkarch
May 13, 2008 (7:33 pm)
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Replying to: 442dude (May 13, 2008 5:50 am)

thank you very much guys i will look into it tomorrow and agian thank you. if it is the coil do i have to replace the whole thing??????/
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Re: 99 venture [jasonkarch] by 442dude
May 14, 2008 (11:58 am)
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Replying to: jasonkarch (May 13, 2008 7:33 pm)

There are 3 coils...without having the book in front of me, I'm pretty sure that you can replace only the bad one...
 
Usually the problem isn't the coil...check other things 1st
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Re: 99 venture [jasonkarch] by fleastiff
May 14, 2008 (12:51 pm)
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Replying to: jasonkarch (May 13, 2008 7:33 pm)

This upthread message shows a way you might use to test the coil:
1. - Clogged or dead fuel injector...no gas=no fire...
2. Bad coil - If you're getting fuel, I'm not convinced you're getting a good spark at cylinder # 1...if I remember right...the car idles very rough...take off the spark plug wire for cylinder # 1 and start the motor...can you tell any difference? If its no worse, maybe you've got a bad coil...
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99 venture by jasonkarch
May 14, 2008 (8:05 pm)
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ok thank you very much guys i wil look into it this weekend any certin plugs you guys recomend????????????
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Re: 99 venture [jasonkarch] by 442dude
May 15, 2008 (4:58 am)
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Replying to: jasonkarch (May 14, 2008 8:05 pm)

Nothing but platinum, preferably AC-Delco - you don't want to have to change these more than once every 100,000 miles...the P/N is in the owners manual...
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Re: 2000 Chevy Venture Misfiring and SES Light. [442dude] by fleastiff
May 21, 2008 (11:27 pm)
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Replying to: 442dude (Apr 25, 2008 9:42 am)

It may indeed be a bad , that is 'clogged', fuel injector but so far I've used I think 4 or 5 of those plastic bottles labled 'fuel injector treatment'. STP brand in black bottles and one yellow bottle that I think said Prestone Fuel Injector Treatment.
The missing and consequent stalling does not seem to be getting worse and maybe its even stalling less now, but it sure is not over.
 
IF it persists much longer, I'm going to try removing the wire from the spark plug on that number one cylinder to see if it suddenly gets more noisy or not. I know a bad coil is rare, but its possible.
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Re: 2000 Chevy Venture Misfiring and SES Light. [fleastiff] by fleastiff
May 29, 2008 (3:36 am)
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Replying to: fleastiff (May 21, 2008 11:27 pm)

That SES light continues to blink and there continues to be occasional stalling such as at a traffic light, but I've been told its running more quietly than it did before.
It still makes an awful racket while backing up though.
 
I conclude that the various fuel-injector treatments have helped but not yet cured the problem.
 
I intend to continue with the two remaining bottles that I have and then will see what my options are.

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