My Corolla had a check engine light and horrible misfire last spring. It ended up being the... I'm going to forget now...a valve thingy in the emissions system that gathers fumes and opens and closes to burn those fuel tank fumes off. In other words, I never would've guessed that simple part being the issue. It was stuck open so created a vacuum leak. Toyota tech found it in 30 minutes before closing and it was ready at 9am the next day. Sometimes a decent tech makes life cheaper than throwing parts all over at it.Thanks y'all for your helpful advice. I am not losing oil or coolant, and the oil is full and clear (not milky). We do get mice from time to time in our garage. I did not see any signs of wire damage, but of course that can be hard to find. No white smoke or raw gasoline smell from the exhaust.
I'll clean the MAF sensor on Tuesday when I can buy some CRC MAF cleaner. I'll also see if the local NAPA store has the special thin walled 14mm spark plug socket (my 14mm sockets do not fit around the plug the way it is configured, and I read that a thin walled socket is necessary). If I can find one quickly I'll try the plug swap or replacement.
So far I have not been able to find the injector connectors but will keep looking.
If all else fails I'll have it towed to the shop. Sounds like it could be damaging to drive it the 25 miles.
Pending code is when a fault has been detected on an engine start/run cycle. Permanent code requires detection of the event on multiple start/run cycles.My code reader reads "Misfire in #2 cylinder detected" when set to "Pending Codes", but the reader also has a setting for "Permanent Codes". Under this setting it reads "Random/Multiple cylinder misfire detected". What is the difference between Pending Codes and Permanent Codes?
Oh, it it’s a direct injection engine, then carboned up intake valves should be added to the diagnostic process.Given the "DD" for this particular Nissan engine code, it's direct injected. The injector is going to be buried under the intake manifold.
I'd drop it at a trusted mechanic, or dealer. Like I said, my Corolla had a sudden, inexplicable plethora of misfire and such codes and it was emissions related. Had nothing to do with anything aside from some silly, $90 valve thingy that's removed with a couple bolts right on the top back of the engine bay. Stuck open caused a vacuum issue and all the codes for misfires and fuel issues and such. It could well be a wire or something somewhere but I've often found if you don't have a checklist in a mechanics book, you'll often end up wasting your time. Quick check for anything obvious (seems like you did most of that) and send it off to someone who troubleshoots this stuff daily. Unless you want to spend your entire day with a multimeter. But that's up to you. Sometimes the $150 diagnosis and couple hours of labor (if simple fix) is worth it...Yes it is a direct injection engine, but only has 44,500 miles on it, so intake valve deposits should not be an issue yet. I peeked inside the air filter box and it looked good, but I will disassemble it tomorrow to examine more critically, and also clean the MAF sensor. If that doesn't work I'll have it towed to the shop.
I did my share of engine repair some 50 years ago (back when you could sleep two under the hood!), including valve and ring jobs. But in a modern car, taking off the intake manifold to find the injectors is more than I want to do. Besides, since the problem seems to have occurred overnight while garaged, mouse damage is now top of my list. I'll let a real mechanic sort it out.
Purge vsv on the evap caused a misfire? Thats a first for me, usually all i see with those are the cel causing most folks to address that come time for inspections since no driveability concerns.I'd drop it at a trusted mechanic, or dealer. Like I said, my Corolla had a sudden, inexplicable plethora of misfire and such codes and it was emissions related. Had nothing to do with anything aside from some silly, $90 valve thingy that's removed with a couple bolts right on the top back of the engine bay. Stuck open caused a vacuum issue and all the codes for misfires and fuel issues and such. It could well be a wire or something somewhere but I've often found if you don't have a checklist in a mechanics book, you'll often end up wasting your time. Quick check for anything obvious (seems like you did most of that) and send it off to someone who troubleshoots this stuff daily. Unless you want to spend your entire day with a multimeter. But that's up to you. Sometimes the $150 diagnosis and couple hours of labor (if simple fix) is worth it...
Evap purge valve I believe it was! Yeah, tech at Toyota said it failed and stuck open creating a vacuum leak leading to messed up fuel trims and multiple misfires. My code reader showed all the codes and on my 45 drive from work to the dealer I captured all the fuel trim, O2, etc. data and emailed the service advisor the logs. Tech confirmed his readings showed same as mine. He said he checked all the hoses for vacuum leaks by pinching all the emissions and vacuum lines and when he hit that one all the trims and everything went back to normal range.Purge vsv on the evap caused a misfire? Thats a first for me, usually all i see with those are the cel causing most folks to address that come time for inspections since no driveability concerns.
But i do agree, if you have access to a good mechanic, time and money well spent letting them handle it. Finding a good mechanic part is the hard part.