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SS Performance · 09-28-2020, 06:29 PM

I was running at NJMP Thunder this past weekend. During my first session Friday I noticed the car was surging at WOT. Then the check engine light started flashing. So I headed to the pits. By the time I got to my pit the light was off. I've never heard of the light turning off. I barrowed a friends scanner and it said I had a random misfire. I started the car and now the ABS light is on, the stabilatrack light is on and the power steering isn't working. I drive the car a bit and the ABS light goes off and the power steering start working again but the stabilatrack is still lit and the car is running like crap. I scan it again an now it says cylinder 8 has the misfire.

Luckily I live about 25 miles from the track so I drove my truck home (I always trailer the car to the track) grabbed some plug wires and spark plugs. When I get back to the track I wanted to determine if it was a plug, plug wire or coil pack so I swapped the #8 plug and wire with the #2 plug and wire. Misfire moved to #2. So I swapped the plug and wire misfire is gone. Also go are all the lights that where lit.

Car ran great the rest of the weekend and I did have anymore warning lights.

So why would a misfire cause the ABS, power steering and stabilatrack to mess up?

olblue75 · 09-28-2020, 08:59 PM

It pulls power and causes everything to go from what I understand is limp mode so you dont damage the car.

09-28-2020, 06:29 PM	#1
SS Performance Drives: 02 Camaro B4C Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Cape May County NJ Posts: 749	Had a weird experience this past weekend. I was running at NJMP Thunder this past weekend. During my first session Friday I noticed the car was surging at WOT. Then the check engine light started flashing. So I headed to the pits. By the time I got to my pit the light was off. I've never heard of the light turning off. I barrowed a friends scanner and it said I had a random misfire. I started the car and now the ABS light is on, the stabilatrack light is on and the power steering isn't working. I drive the car a bit and the ABS light goes off and the power steering start working again but the stabilatrack is still lit and the car is running like crap. I scan it again an now it says cylinder 8 has the misfire. Luckily I live about 25 miles from the track so I drove my truck home (I always trailer the car to the track) grabbed some plug wires and spark plugs. When I get back to the track I wanted to determine if it was a plug, plug wire or coil pack so I swapped the #8 plug and wire with the #2 plug and wire. Misfire moved to #2. So I swapped the plug and wire misfire is gone. Also go are all the lights that where lit. Car ran great the rest of the weekend and I did have anymore warning lights. So why would a misfire cause the ABS, power steering and stabilatrack to mess up? __________________ A man's garage is his castle 1969 Camaro SS 1970 Camaro SS 2002 Camaro B4C 2014 Camaro SS Dedicated Track Car 2015 Camaro 1SS 1LE 2008 HHR SS 1996 Silverado Crew Cab Long Bed Dual Rear Wheel

09-28-2020, 08:59 PM	#2
olblue75 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Clarksville Tennesse. Posts: 6,062	It pulls power and causes everything to go from what I understand is limp mode so you dont damage the car. __________________ Orange Krush II 1LE Front sway bar, Splitter, shocks and struts, Z28 dual mode mufflers, Intake, UCA Bushings, and Toresen 3.91 Diff. 1 piece DSS Drive Shaft, ZL1/C7 Calipers, and 32mm JPSS Rear Bar. ASC race spec splitter and wicker. 6th Gen M017 Wheels. Stainless Works 1 7/8 LTs. DSE and PAFDT Suspension components.