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Old 01-23-2019, 07:06 AM
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CEL Flashes on Cold Start

Hey all, I'm pretty inexperienced with car maintenance so feel free to put things in as simple terms as possible. I have a 2008 Fit Sport with roughly 140,000 miles on it. I initially took my Fit in to the mechanic due to having very noticeable multiple random misfires aggravated by turning on the AC.
​​​​​They ran engine codes and recommended I replace all the coils and spark plugs so I went along with it.

Car ran great. It was quiet, wasn't jerking, pick up was nice and I got a little gas mileage back. Couple of days later a CEL came on. Auto one ran it and it said Cylinder 2 misfire. Took it back to mechanic, they replaced the coil on that cylinder, CEL came back on a few days later.

Now, on a cold start, the car would rumble a bit, the light would flash a few seconds and then turn solid. Took it back and the mechanics were baffled. They replaced the coil again. At this point I started to wonder if they knew what they were doing since this is literally its third coil in less than a month.

No CEL for 3 days and it came back on this morning in 30 degree weather.

Is there any DIY things I can try before being obligated to go back to another mechanic. I'm about to just go to a Honda dealership but I really don't have money to throw at this problem and would like to avoid it if at all possible.
 
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Old 04-13-2021, 02:53 PM
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Sorry I’m new to this site we’re you ever able to figure out what happen my 07 fit sport has this problem in cylinder 2
 
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Old 04-20-2021, 10:30 AM
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What items did you change?
Assuming you used brand name, not counterfeit coil/plug
and there is no loose plug,
I would suggest checking ignition coil wire harness (rodents like to chew the wires) as well as checking the valve clearance "tight" exhaust valve can do that
 
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Old 04-24-2021, 08:50 AM
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Everyone with a GD knows this problem. Like doctor j said, it's more than likely plugs and coil packs or valve lash adjustment or a combination of both.
 
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