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Old May 7th, 2011, 5:40 PM
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1999 chevy silverado LS Z71 1/2 ton 4x4 5.3 eng. I have a backfire and Miss when hard throttle or pulling a grade on a highway. Check Engine Light On Too! Changed plugs and useing the E3 plugs, it ran great for 4 months and this problem has arrived... Thanks for the help! Clay
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the e3 plugs are crap...go back to ac delco. they'll last longer. what other codes popped up?
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Cleared codes but they were P0300 Random cyl. misfire and P0332 Knock sensor 2 circuit low input bank 2...... I bought AC Delco plugs today n will install soon.. After clearing codes it does run better but still misses n backfires when getting on it or pullin a grade on hyway. Thanks for the help...
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the knock sensor is fun to change...its under the intake manifold. very common problem with silverado's 99 and up
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Installed AC Delco plugs, reset codes and runs great, E3 Plugs are junk! still getting knock sensor code tho.. Thanks All Clay
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mine did a similiar thing when i installed bosch oxygen sensors. problem disappeared when I replaced them with AC Delco brand oxygen sensors.

glad you got it figured out.
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