p301 code, 97 brighton wagon

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May 29, 2011, 9:59 pm
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A few weeks ago when I started my car in the morning it
stumbled/misfired for about 60 seconds during which the CEL flashed
off and on, but then stayed on.  The car has not misfired since and
I'm getting the same mileage as ever.
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While I know that code P301 is supposed to be a cylinder 1 misfire, I
have also read that it could be triggered by problems with vapor
recapture canister.  In my case, the night before had been very warm
(and the underground tanks probably still quite cool) and I filled,
somewhat topped off, the tank 1/2 mile from home that evening.  So I'm
wondering if gasoline could have expanded and overflowed into the
recapture system and cause the temporary misfire and yet left no
permanent damage.  I have not yet cleared the code to see if it
returns.

Anyone have any similar experience?

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May 29, 2011, 11:50 pm
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Re: p301 code, 97 brighton wagon

On May 29, 8:59=A0pm, kap...@example.com wrote:

I've had cylinder misfires occur for 2 apparent reasons on my wife's
Outback. Once it seemed to happen after a fill-up. It was cleared and
did not return.(water? vapor recovery?)

Another time I got misfires and they DID return after clearing. It
eventually seemed to be due to a bad battery (dead cell).


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May 30, 2011, 6:46 am
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Re: p301 code, 97 brighton wagon

On May 29, 9:59=A0pm, kap...@example.com wrote:

I had a cylinder misfire code when my spark plug wires needed to be re-
greased.  Car would start fine, but as soon as I would try to pull
away, it would nearly stall and the CEL would blink.  Then at the last
possible microsecond car would regain control and everything would
return to normal.  Horrifying when you're trying to pull out into
traffic!  First time, simply regreased the coil contacts.  Eventually,
replacing the wires solved the slight hesitation I used to get on a
take-off from zero.

 

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May 30, 2011, 1:45 pm
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Re: p301 code, 97 brighton wagon


Good post, a '97 could def be needing new plug wires or have other
high-voltage problems like cracked coil w'ever.

\Sometims looking around under the hood at night will show arcing, or
spraying with water while idling might find a sensitive wire that's
shorting out with condensation w'ever.

 

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July 15, 2011, 12:44 pm
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Re: p301 code, 97 brighton wagon

No further misbehavior...a one time occurrence....and car passed its
emission test today. (Auto Zone had reset the CEL 5-6 weeks ago)


On Mon, 30 May 2011 10:45:34 -0700 (PDT), 1 Lucky Texan



 

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