Hitachi E coil update....
Background info:
The misfire event DTC, is recognized by the ECU, when the angular velocity of the crankshaft varies outside of the range occurring during a normal 4 stroke cycle sequence. IE, during the time interval in question, the crankshaft slows down momentarily, more than it should, accelerating again with the next power stoke. Even when the engine is running perfect, the crankshaft angular velocity is constantly increasing and decreasing, plotted on a X-Y graph, the angular velocity (Y axis) looks like a sign wave, rising and falling with a regular period with Time(X axis).
Therefore, a misfire DTC, does not result from the ECU monitoring the ignition system directly, it does that indirectly, by monitoring crankshaft angular velocity. The conditions setting the misfire DTC can be caused by fuel or mechanical problems that prevent proper ignition.
It is unlikely that all of the coilpacks are defective, so it follows that there is something else common with all the cylinders involved with the misfires, like fuel quality or quantity. In addition, at cold start, fuel mixtures are not uniform and are near the lean ignition limit already, any insult to the fuel will worsen this issue, and increase the prevalence of fuel ratios varying between cycles, that can be too lean for ignition to occur reliably.
how come my CEL didn't stay lit?
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At this time, one thing I can offer for sure, is the situation at this point, is unclear.



you can see my post earlier