Engine Misfiring Effect on Car

When there is engine misfiring on one or more cylinders the engine balance will be thrown off. When this happens each cylinder inside the engine is not firing correctly and this can cause the engine not to run smoothly. An engine with cylinder that is not firing correctly creates excessive engine vibration that when become extreme can also cause the shaking on the entire car.

Several reasons can cause the engine to misfire, however the most common reason based on the car shop experience is a bad spark plugs or bad spark plug wires, also a worn distributor cap is likely to cause such problem of engine misfiring. If any of the reasons mentioned above happens on the car, it can affect the air/fuel mixture inside the engine cylinder.Another cause of engine misfiring but is rare to happen is a burned valve. As you may not know, an engine with burned valve can cause the affected cylinder improper engine compression which can be resulted to an engine misfiring.
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