2008 Cobalt Random Engine miss

Justin-PA

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Hi folks...I am new to this board. I have a 2008 Cobalt LS, 2.2L, 5-speed manual transmission, with 170,000 miles on it (mostly highway miles by the previous original owner). About a week ago I started getting an occasional stumble while driving. At first it was just on the interstate with a warm engine and just cruising along, then it stated doing it even when cold and during acceleration too. Sometimes it just does it once...other times it does it 3-4 times within a minute.

There are no engine codes being thrown. The engine runs and sounds fine otherwise. Transmission is manual so I know its not a tranny issue. My gut tells me its a misfire, but I'd think there would be a code thrown for that?? I suppose other option could be a loose or corroded connector.

Any ideas here? Should I go ahead and change the plugs first and see if that helps? I hate throwing money at something I can't nail down.

Thanks for any help.
 

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You can pull the plugs and check the gap. But it probably needs new ones of you haven't changed them yet.
 

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So I changed the plugs and the problem didn't go away. Still no codes being thrown. Any thoughts what to do next?
 

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Clean the MAF out with MAF cleaner. Make sure to let it dry before plugging it back in.
 

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update....I cleaned the MAF sensor with MAF cleaner, and the throttle with throttle cleaner. Also put in a bottle of fuel injector cleaner. After that it stumbled once then ran fine for about 2 weeks. Then one day wife took car and commented it as missing BAD. I couldn't believe it but low and behold now it is missing again...randomly and still no codes.

I see in the other thread about checking the ground cable. I'll do that. Any other thoughts?
 

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My coil started to fail very similar to the symptoms you describe @120k, then one morning it was misfiring like crazy. I'd check coil for nice blue sparks.
 

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still no pending or stored codes. Is it possible for a coil to be bad without throwing any codes?
 

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