Code P303 misfiring and engine light is on

2008 SEAT IBIZA
55,000 MILES • 1.2L • 3 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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SPLAY123
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I have a reoccurring problem with my engine light appearing causing my car to lack in power, misfire continuously and eventually causes my car to come to a complete stop. I then turn off the car turn it back on. The engine light goes and car works okay with a slight misfire.I diagnosed my car finding P303-cylinder three misfire. changed all the spark plugs and the cylinder three ignition coil. I am still getting the engine light coming on and causing my car to run really bad whilst the engine light is on, but when I turn off the car and back on the engine light goes and the car runs fine with a slight misfire. can you please help me?
Dec 30, 2016 at 6:08 PM
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STEVE W.
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Do not have any information on that vehicle, but I would see if you can swap the fuel injector from one of the other cylinders and see if the mis follows it. If it does you have a bad injector.
If not then you will want to try a compression test to make sure it is not something in the engine mechanically wrong.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
Dec 31, 2016 at 1:08 AM