Ford Taurus Misfire and Lean Condition Case Study (a 2016 ScannerDanner Premium video)

As we troubleshoot this misfire and lean condition problem together, I will also teach you how to bill for a job like this. Let me help you make some money!

Video breakdown:
1:17 - fault codes and direction
3:01 - Ford's "Cylinder Contribution Test"
4:27 - cylinder drop test with a test light (waste spark coil)
5:33 - no spark identified on the #1 cylinder
6:30 - spark test of an ignition coil (how far spark should jump)
8:00 - GM 3800 Weak Spark Case Study - 2005 Bonneville https://www.scannerdanner.com/scannerdanner-premium-chapters/misfire-case-studies/429-gm-3800-weak-spark-case-study-2005-bonneville.html?highlight=WyJnbSIsImdtJ3MiLDM4MDAsImdtIDM4MDAiXQ==
8:40 - comparing the Bonneville and Taurus ignition coil controls
14:00 - pull-up and pull-down circuits vs power and ground side switched circuits
17:42 - open plug wire that damaged an ignition coil
Waste Spark Misfire Case Study Part 1
https://www.scannerdanner.com/scannerdanner-premium-chapters/misfire-case-studies/427-waste-spark-misfire-case-study-part-1.html
Waste Spark Misfire Case Study Part 2
https://www.scannerdanner.com/scannerdanner-premium-chapters/misfire-case-studies/428-waste-spark-misfire-case-study-part-2.html
18:12 - another Ford coil with no spark from one tower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewJIBS9L98
18:45 - how to properly write up a repair order for a multiple problem car
23:20 - cranking compression sound test
28:31 - 29:43 promo for RTC and how we handle live cars
29:47 - addressing the lean condition fault codes
31:38 - vacuum leak indentified
32:34 - business ethics (selling additional diagnostic time)
33:38 - the water test
35:26 - what the fuel trims look like after plugging the vacuum leak
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