

The nice thing about P0303 is that it’s a cylinder specific trouble code, which makes diagnosing the problems simpler than P0300, which means that the cylinders are randomly misfiring. P0303 should not be ignored, and can be a threat to the drivability the Ford F150. Bad fuel injection computer not pulsing the fuel injector (this is a very rare condition, but it happens).P0303 is a relatively common Ford F150 trouble code.This is usually the result of human error and after a major mechanical repair where the wiring harness was damaged.Electrical short in the fuel injector wires that are keeping the fuel injector pulse signal from reaching the fuel injector.Broken fuel injector connector (this is a very, very common problem).If fuel is missing from any one specific engine cylinder, it will misfire.įuel system problems could include some of the following: Testing all of the ignition system components is not hard and it doesn't require expensive tools or expensive diagnostic equipment.įuel System: The Fuel System is responsible for the delivery of fuel. Carbon tracks on the spark plug and spark plug boot.

The usual suspects (that cause a misfire) are: Ignition System: The majority of misfire codes have their root cause in a failed ignition system component that isn't creating or delivering spark to the affected cylinder. Let's take a look at some of the specific components, that when they fail, provoke a misfire or a rough idle condition. So, the key to successfully diagnosing a misfire code/condition is to keep in mind that the cylinder that's misfiring (‘dead’), on your 4.0L Ford, is missing one of the above.

These ‘dead’ cylinders stop producing power because one of three things is missing: What Causes A Misfire Condition?Īn engine misfire condition occurs when one (or more) engine cylinders on are not producing power. Let's jump into the next heading and find out what are basic causes of a misfire.

