Misfiring when cold
Hello all, first time user of the forum, hoping you may be able to help diagnose my problem!
I have 2014 F150 Lariat with a 5.0L. It only has about 60,000kms, it starts great and runs fine once it's warmed up but for the first 3 or 4 minutes it will misfire. It won't miss at idle, but if you push or tap the gas, it will miss.
My first thought is the coil (acts like my Ranger did once the coil pack went) or maybe a bad plug wire, but since it only has 60k kms, it "shouldn't" we the coil or if wires. Any idea of what else I may want to check?
On a side note, I haven't yet checked the coil or for bad wires, just want to gathee the info before I start digging in to it!
I have 2014 F150 Lariat with a 5.0L. It only has about 60,000kms, it starts great and runs fine once it's warmed up but for the first 3 or 4 minutes it will misfire. It won't miss at idle, but if you push or tap the gas, it will miss.
My first thought is the coil (acts like my Ranger did once the coil pack went) or maybe a bad plug wire, but since it only has 60k kms, it "shouldn't" we the coil or if wires. Any idea of what else I may want to check?
On a side note, I haven't yet checked the coil or for bad wires, just want to gathee the info before I start digging in to it!
Last edited by Mkc4; Apr 18, 2018 at 03:38 PM.
If it was misfiring, shouldn't it throw a CEL regardless of the engine temperature? My 3.5 Eco is a bit rough for the first couple of minutes also. It doesn't die, but you can definitely feel a bit of off-beat idle at first.
I have heard some people have cleaned their MAF sensor and cleaned up a problem like this. As you mentioned, you may have a premature failure on a coil pack or plug wire. I have also heard there is a vacuum valve on the intake that can give this symptom at times.
I have heard some people have cleaned their MAF sensor and cleaned up a problem like this. As you mentioned, you may have a premature failure on a coil pack or plug wire. I have also heard there is a vacuum valve on the intake that can give this symptom at times.

