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P0300

Rough Low Idle / Flashing Check Engine

Variant 1

System

Ignition / Fuel

Symptom

Rough Low Idle / Flashing Check Engine

Diagnosis & fix steps

LOGIC: Random Multiple Cylinder Misfire. ACTION: Inspect pencil ignition coils for white carbon tracking along rubber boots. Check spark plug gap (spec: 0.8–0.9 mm); clean varnished fuel injector tips with an ultrasonic bath.

Red Seal field insights

Ethanol Gumming: E10 pump gas forms sticky lacquer on low-pressure multi-port injector nozzles when machines sit idle in high humidity, causing uneven spray patterns.

Variant 2

System

Ignition / Fuel

Symptom

Rough Idle / Flashing Check Engine

Diagnosis & fix steps

LOGIC: Random / Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected. ACTION: Remove direct-injection pencil coils; check spark plug porcelain insulators for carbon tracking. Test high-pressure fuel delivery under load; verify intake valve backsides are not choked with dry PCV carbon crust.

Red Seal field insights

Direct Injection Carbon: Direct-injected 1.5T heads develop heavy carbon build-up on the tulip of the intake valves by 50,000 km, causing air tumbling turbulence and misfires at low idle.

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