misfire in cylinder 4 on a 6 cylinder jeep grand cherokee 2001 HELP! PLEASE!

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Asked by BB86 Jul 15, 2013 at 03:06 PM about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ok at a loss here please help. Had check engine light on. Code came up as a misfire in cylinder 4. So replaced all spark plugs ( they had a white powder like substance on heads) and new coil packs (arm) all at right size. Still shakes like crazy when idle. lound running when under 30. RPMs a little out of wack. Mounts are nice and tight ....... anybody know where to go from here ?

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The white substance is most likely a dielectric compound - good stuff. The fire triangle: Fuel, heat and air. Injector, spark plug, wire, cap, compression, lifter, rocker. I'd look at the fuel delivery (injector) - is it getting power and does it work?. I'd also look at compression in this cylinder versus the other cylinders (valve problem). I wouldn't drive it until I got it fixed. Could damage the Cat if it's dumping a lot of unburned fuel.

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I have a Jeep Cherokee 2014 and I been having the same misfire problems. My car tends to bark every time I start it or even when am trying to stop at a set of lights... Took it to the dealer and they’ve replaced the cylinder heads, camshaft and coil... I mean, almost everything they thought would have been a problem... They were even thinking of changing the transmission but I said no because they’re not sure whether it’s the problem. Every time they fix it, the check engine light keeps coming back on and it’s clear they don’t know what the problem really is! I was advised to call crystler company to see if they could be of help but it was in rain effort. It’s costed me a lot of money and time! My mechanic told me that this is a common problem with Jeep’s and had I known earlier, I wouldn’t have gone for it!

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