Hey, all.
Slept in my truck overnight. Woke up with no gas. Filled up a 5 gal container and filled it with that then went for a drive to the gas station. Truck wouldn't accelerate over 25 mph even if I floored it. Flooring it actually made it go slower. Put 12 more gallons of gas then went to Autozone for a check engine test. Came back with code P0300, "too many random cylinder misfires within a predefined period of time." So I wire brushed 6 of 8 spark plugs before getting tired. Went for a trip around the block but it hasn't changed in the slightest. Now I'm here for any ideas of what's wrong? Automatic transmission.
Thank you.
What is the mileage?
186,000 miles.
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Super insightful, thank you. I'm still curious if running out of gas on idle for 8-10 hours could be a dead giveaway as to what went wrong without having to troubleshoot multiple parts of the truck.
True. You could've simply sucked up any trash you've accumulated in the gas tank over the past 11 years and now it has partially plugged up the fuel filter OR fouled the fuel pump.
These are all the errors:
P0300 cylinder misfires
P0449 evaporated emission system vent control intermittent
P0521 engine oil pressor sensor/switch circuit range/performance
P0700 transmission control system (MIL request)
P0455 evaporative emission system leak detected (gross leak/ no flow)
But I had the check engine light on for awhile. It ran fine so I never had it checked. I don't know which of these errors already existed before the accident.
186,000 Miles
I'm not Scotty nor a certified mechanic. But based on those codes I'd....
1. Check the codes WHEN the light comes on and not let it run forever not knowing what the problem could be.
2. Check for vacuum leaks.
3. Check spark plugs and coil packs.
