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Driving with an injector unplugged?

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Old Jul 26, 2017 | 11:56 AM
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I am on the road, my destination isvabout 600 miles away all highway. I am having a cylinder 5 miss fire on my 4.4 v8 lr3, but only when I'm at idle. Should I unplug the injector and ignition coil? When I get to my destination I will take it to a shop, but I'd rather not stop now. Will it hurt to drive it since when I'm driving on the highway there isn't a miss fire? I already checked the plug and ignition coil, all is well there. Any other tips are appreciated!
 
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Old Jul 27, 2017 | 04:24 PM
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You should not unplug them and you should not continue driving with the misfire.

You could end up frying a cat on that bank and what would have been a $100-$200 fix will now be a $2000 fix.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2017 | 09:52 PM
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You think it runs bad with the a misfire wait till you see how it runs with a completely dead cylinder.

Don't do it, fix the fault.
 
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