General Description
Misfires can be caused by lack of combustion in a cylinder due to absence of spark, poor fuel metering, poor compression, or many other causes. Even a small number of misfires may result in excessive exhaust emissions due to the unburned mixture. Increased misfire rates cause damage to the catalytic converter. The ECM monitors the crankshaft speed variation to determine if any misfiring generated. The ECM identifies the specific cylinder in which the misfire has occurred and counts individual misfire events by monitoring changes in the crankshaft rotation for each cylinder. A random misfire indicates two or more cylinders are misfiring.
DTC Description
If a misfire exists that exceeds the threshold value, P0307 is set.
DTC Detecting Condition
Item | Detecting Condition | Possible Cause |
DTC Strategy | Engine roughness through crankshaft speed fluctuation
| Poor connection Ignition system Fuel system Intake/exhaust air system Ignition timing Injector |
Enable Conditions | Engine speed 450 ~ 6480rpm
Engine load > Zero torque line
Time after engine start > 0 sec
Fuel level > >15%
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Case1 | Threshold Value | Misfire rate > 3.25%
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Diagnostic Time | 1000 rev
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MIL ON Condition | 2 driving cycle
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Case2 | Threshold Value | Misfire rate > 6.3~11.8%
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Diagnostic Time | 200 rev
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MIL ON Condition | Immediately (Blink)
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