izdizef Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Im beginning to notice a fume smell inside of the car. I cant tell if it is fuel or oil but I notice the smell permeates the car more heavily when it is being pushed. The CEL light came on last week but then turned off after topping off the oil. Today on the interstate the light began to flash and now it remains on. Im pretty sure it is fuel, but i haven't yet hooked the car up to an OBDII scanner so I cant be sure. Anyone have an idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izdizef Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I have an update. The light went off today until I took it out for a drive again. No CEL light under normal operation but then I went WOT in 4th almost to the rev limiter which caused the light to return. I ran Diagnostics and the code P0302 came up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted June 21, 2011 I Donated Share Posted June 21, 2011 P0302 is a misfire code. Do the following replace: spark plugs plug wires check coilpack clean mass air flow idle air control throttle body -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izdizef Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Thanks, I heard from someone else that the code applies to cyclinder two only. Does that rule any of those out? I guess I will do spark plugs and wires first anyway since the car is probably due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted June 23, 2011 I Donated Share Posted June 23, 2011 P0300 = multiple / random misfre P0301 = misfire cylinder 1 P0302 = misfire cylinder 2 P0303 = misfire cylinder 3 P0304 = misfire cylinder 4 and the list goes on up until 308 or something like that. So yeah, P0302 means "misfire cylinder 2 detected". Doing the list that I listed will take care of 75% of misfire problems on your car. The list is cheap to do...everything is free on it except the plugs and plug wires (if you do it yourself). Since yours seems to be an intermitent problem, I'm sure something on my list will sort it out. Another thing to keep in mind is if you have a poor ground somewhere, that can cause a misfire. google search "subaru grounding mod" and do that to your car. Its a cheap thing to do, and it helps out A LOT with anything electrical in your car -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izdizef Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 P0300 = multiple / random misfre Another thing to keep in mind is if you have a poor ground somewhere, that can cause a misfire. google search "subaru grounding mod" and do that to your car. Its a cheap thing to do, and it helps out A LOT with anything electrical in your car That's interesting. Ive been noticing issues in some other electronic areas on the car also..mainly my power side mirrors that are operating very slowly and I wasnt sure if that was due to a bad motor or bad battery or maybe grounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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