Multiple misfire codes?

Last week my CEL lit up - Scan showed cylinders 2-8 were misfiring - It turned out to be a bad spark plug coil

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291543

 

David,

What was the solution to your problem ?

I own a 2001 360 F1 spider with a milage of approx 18000 miles. Have experienced a check engine light for a while, but no direct effect on the car (before now). I was at the nearest Ferrari work shop (which is 7hrs drive each way for approx 1000 miles ago. Ask them for checking the light but they couldent find any error, but they mentioned misfire but it could also be related to the sport exhaust. They reset the light but the light come on again on my long journey home.

But lately I first noticed that the car was running a little bit rough before it get worse, no I noticed a different in sound and especially during low revs and car is running rough. I checked the light today twice and got more or less identical result as yourselves:

P0300 - Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
P0304 - Cylinder 4 Misfire Detected
P0306 - Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected

In addidtion I got a code P0152 P ( 02 sensor circuit high volt (bank 2 Sensor 1)

Behind each code the following number was shown ( 01/04 02/04 03/04 04/04) , but I guess those are just the error number ?

I first went to a loca workshop (not a Ferrari dealer) , he could not read any codes with his scanner, but he could verify that the data was looking ok, but he couldent read any data on lambo sensor etc. I connect my inexpensive scanner whiich I purchase for some time ago, after reccommendation from this exellent forum, and manage to get some error codes

Anyone now if the car is safe to drive for 7 hrs to reach the work shop with this symptoms ?

Appreciate any answer, my car is my "dearest" toy but also sometimes my biggest concern, mainly due to the long distance to a dealer and also "some" additional cost.

Best Regards from Jostein from Norway

 

David,

Thanks for answer, maybe a silly question but anyway (I am not a mechanic : How many sparks coils have an Ferrari, is there one pr cylinder ? Reason for asking are :

Option to buy 8 spark plug and one or "two" spark coil, maybe this can save me for 14 hrs driving with the car in this condidion.... I also noticed that you had an evaporation alarm which I do not have...

Thanks in advance

Best regards from Jostein

 

David,

Thanks for all advices ! (learning something everyday , will start with the hoses.

Could take some time before I find out since I am travelling abroad for work for 3 weeks on Thursday, but good to be best possible prepared

 

David, glad to hear you found the large evap leak causing your misfires as suspected.

 

Just FYI, but my car had the multiple misfire code when the battery was going bad.

 

Thanks for info

Best regards from Jostein

 

Nice job man!!!!!!

 

glad to hear your code for po 422 did not return,good job

 

I had a battery that was dying, but I wasn't sure at the time if it was an alternator problem. After charging it, I drove it on a short errand. When I came out from the store, it started a little rough, and seemed to be running rough and on 4 cylinders. I limped it home, and got the multiple misfire code. After I confirmed the battery was weak and replaced it, that solved the problem.

 

It was taken quite a while before I manage to sort this out, mainly due to long delivery time from the workshop in Norway since the coils was not in stock. When they finally arrived, the winter weather in Norway start and I wait until yesterday before i visit a local workshop. It was a coil which was issue (wet and "sparkover "). For the sake of good order, my scanner error code was failure on cyl P0306 (cyl 6) before error code cyl P0304, most likely there was not any thing wrong with coil no 4, but I changed it anyway and kept this one in spare. ignition sequence was xx-6-4xx, most likely no 4 was caused by the bad coil on 6. So far the car is running and sounding perfect again

Best regards from Jostein

 

My car had misfire codes on ALL cylinders when doing the PPI, and the tech said it happens when replacing battery and not waiting 10 seconds after the 'OK' light. He further said variable valve timing not set correctly is what throws the codes. So that's another possibility.

But did your codes appear BEFORE your battery went dead??? If true, I'd like to know what's the explanation for that.

The only fact is a bad/dead battery can cause those codes. Good day.

 

Hi guys . Similar problems but no P fault codes . The car runs with what it feels like is a slight misfire . The codes i have ive never seen before .

C0300,U3111,U3114

Any idea what the codes mean ?

Thank you