# Engine Miss

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, misfire\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674 "2009-01-27T21:36:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jwlarson1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jwlarson1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwlarson1)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674/1 "2009-01-27T21:36:11Z")

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My wife’s 1999 Plymouth Voyager seems to have an engine miss, but basically only when going up a slight upgrade between 45 and 65 mph. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674/2 "2009-01-27T21:43:58Z")

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Too many - unless you say something about the maintenance history of the van.

spark plugs  
wires  
ignition coil  
fuel filter  
air filter  
fuel injectors  
the list could go on…try to say a little something about maintenance with regards to the basics.

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**Author:** ![jwlarson1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jwlarson1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwlarson1)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674/3 "2009-01-27T21:55:37Z")

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Van has 120,000 miles now. Three years ago, at 85,000 miles, had reputable service center do tune-up. They replaced spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, spark plug wires, air filter, fuel filter, and pcv valve. Also, did fuel injection service. It has run great since then until several weeks ago.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674/4 "2009-01-27T22:00:34Z")

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That’s a good 35K miles ago. I’d be ready to toss in new fuel and air filters. I would also ask someone to check the fuel pressure, and inspect all of the ignition components again. A new fuel filter might actually do it as a miss under load commonly comes from fuel starvation - but that’s also a good reason to check out the fuel pressure.

Is the check engine light on?

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**Author:** ![jwlarson1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jwlarson1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwlarson1)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-miss/25674/5 "2009-01-27T22:03:32Z")

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No. We have never had a check engine light come on.