{"id":35399,"date":"2016-07-21T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=35399"},"modified":"2016-07-21T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:44:30","slug":"p0300-ford-taurus-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/07\/p0300-ford-taurus-2006","title":{"rendered":"P0300 Ford Taurus 2006 Misfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35408\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus.jpg\" alt=\"2006 Ford Taurus\" width=\"600\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>I have a 2006 Ford Taurus with P0300 Ford <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/engine-misfire.html\">random misfire<\/a>. changed: manifold gasket, fuel filter, spark plugs, wires and coil pack. the misfire is off and on and at idle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<h2>P0300 FORD &#8211; Random Misfire Detected<\/h2>\n<p>When a misfire occurs, engine speed will fluctuate. If the engine speed fluctuates enough to cause the Crankshaft Position (<a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/ckp-crank-position-sensor.html\"><b>CKP<\/b><\/a>) sensor signal to vary, the Engine Control Module (<a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/pcm-engine-computer.html\"><b>ECM<\/b><\/a>) can determine that a misfire is occurring.<\/p>\n<p>The P0300 code means that a cylinder(s) is misfiring or is randomly misfiring. Start by checking for intake leaks, intake gaskets are common caused of multi-cylinder misfiring. If no leak are found the next step is to replace the spark plugs. If the problem persist more tests needs to be done to diagnose problem, see &#8220;Possible Causes&#8221; below.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible causes<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Faulty spark plug (s)<br \/>\n&#8211; Faulty ignition coil (s)<br \/>\n&#8211; Clogged or faulty fuel injector (s)<br \/>\n&#8211; Intake air leak<br \/>\n&#8211; Fuel injectors harness is open or shorted<br \/>\n&#8211; Fuel Injectors circuit poor electrical connection<br \/>\n&#8211; Ignition coils harness is open or shorted<br \/>\n&#8211; Ignition coils circuit poor electrical connection<br \/>\n&#8211; Insufficient cylinders compression<br \/>\n&#8211; Incorrect fuel pressure<\/p>\n<div class=\"info_code\">&#8211; Sticking or faulty fuel injector<\/div>\n<div class=\"info_code\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info_code\">\n<div class=\"desc\"><strong>Possible symptoms<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"info_code\">&#8211; Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)<br \/>\n&#8211; Lack\/loss of power<br \/>\n&#8211; Hard start<br \/>\n&#8211; Engine hesitation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a 2006 Ford Taurus with P0300 Ford random misfire. changed: manifold gasket, fuel filter, spark plugs, wires and coil pack. the misfire is off and on and at idle. RESPONSE P0300 FORD &#8211; Random Misfire Detected When a misfire occurs, engine speed will fluctuate. If the engine speed fluctuates enough to cause the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/07\/p0300-ford-taurus-2006\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">P0300 Ford Taurus 2006 Misfire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13788,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[10757,10758,420],"class_list":["post-35399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ford","category-auto-repair-questions","tag-ford-misfire-p0300","tag-p0300-ford","tag-taurus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13788"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}