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Fuel knock
I have a 2008 trailblazer with the 4.2L. It’s had a misfire on cylinder 1 for a while but only at idle, when you give it gas it goes away. I checked compression on all cylinders and they’re good. There is no oil on the plugs or the coil packs. I was driving the other day and it all of a sudden went into limp mode. The check engine light, the wrench light and the reduced power light came on. It has a fuel knock at idle pretty bad and will shut off when put into gear. But when I crank it a few minutes later it runs fine until I drive it for about ten minutes then all the lights come back on and starts knocking at idle again. Any help would be nice.
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Originally Posted by Timothy.Johnson
(Post 460733)
I have a 2008 trailblazer with the 4.2L. It’s had a misfire on cylinder 1 for a while but only at idle, when you give it gas it goes away. I checked compression on all cylinders and they’re good. There is no oil on the plugs or the coil packs. I was driving the other day and it all of a sudden went into limp mode. The check engine light, the wrench light and the reduced power light came on. It has a fuel knock at idle pretty bad and will shut off when put into gear. But when I crank it a few minutes later it runs fine until I drive it for about ten minutes then all the lights come back on and starts knocking at idle again. Any help would be nice.
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Codes
Yes it does. P0301 x2, P0171, P2135
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Originally Posted by Timothy.Johnson
(Post 460754)
Yes it does. P0301 x2, P0171, P2135
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As a quick check, unplug the electrical connector going to the electronic fan clutch. If the reduced power light goes out and your engine functions normally again, then you have a bad fan clutch. Both the electronic throttle and the electronic fan clutch share the same 5 VDC reference voltage. If the fan clutch goes bad, it draws down the 5 VDC reference signal and the engine goes into limp mode and the reduced engine power light comes on.
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