What Causes Engine Misfire in a Car?
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Engine misfire, technically known as cylinder misfire, means that the cylinder fails to combust and perform work, resulting in the commonly referred condition of 'missing a cylinder.' Engine misfires can occur in a single cylinder or multiple cylinders. The causes of engine misfire are as follows: 1. Excessive wear of the engine cylinder liner and piston rings, improper sealing of the intake and exhaust valves, or leakage from the valve oil seal leading to insufficient cylinder pressure, which causes misfire. 2. Poor fuel atomization due to wear of the fuel injector, resulting in increased or decreased fuel quantity, or even no fuel injection, leading to misfire. 3. For high-pressure common rail engines, issues with the engine control unit (ECU) can also cause misfire.