# 2008 Ford E150 - Misses once in a while

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-e150-misses-once-in-a-while/167652>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-e150-misses-once-in-a-while/167652 "2020-07-21T21:29:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/5f8ce5/32.png) [@2008](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2008)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-e150-misses-once-in-a-while/167652/1 "2020-07-21T21:29:39Z")

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coil have miss now and than

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-e150-misses-once-in-a-while/167652/2 "2020-07-21T22:48:56Z")

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I presume you’re describing a random misfire. How do you know it’s a coil? If it is a bad coil, the solution is to replace it. Has the check engine light come on? If so, what was the code?