# Engine misfiring

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [December 28, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203 "2010-12-28T07:31:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![astro\_pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@astro\_pilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/astro_pilot)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203/1 "2010-12-28T07:31:31Z")

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I have a '98 Camry with 130,000 miles and have never changed the fuel filter…would a plugged filter cause misfiring all of a sudden? One night recently, I drove about 4 miles came home parked the car. I then went to the store and it started missing pretty bad…have not done anything…yet !

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**Author:** ![blackeyepeas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@blackeyepeas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/blackeyepeas)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203/2 "2010-12-28T08:21:51Z")

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change wires,plugs

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**Author:** ![astro\_pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@astro\_pilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/astro_pilot)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203/3 "2010-12-28T09:37:46Z")

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Plugs are new…wires not so new…how about fuel filter…that’s what I asked ?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203/4 "2010-12-28T11:36:30Z")

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I would look at the wires first. Get a set of OEM brand standard model wires. At 130,000 miles they deserve retirement. 

As for the filter, It may or may not be a problem, but I would start with the wires. I suspect they are past due anyway.
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-misfiring/59203/5 "2010-12-28T12:55:23Z")

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I haven’t looked at the maintenance schedule for this car, but I would bet by now that fuel filter should have been replaced 4 times. I’m sure a plugged filter can cause all kinds of driveability symptoms. Biggest problem it’s gonna cause is ruining the fuel pump.