Code P0300?

1996 GMC JIMMY
211,000 MILES • 4.3L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CAITLYN BRIMER
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The vehicle listed above is throwing the code P0300. Spark plugs, sparkplug wires, ignition coil, ICM, mass air flow sensor, distributer cap, rotor button, manifold absolute pressure sensor, and throttle body (plus the two sensors that go on it) we’re all replaced within the last year. It has a very rough idle at times, will rev up a couple of hundred by itself at idle sometimes, backfires almost constantly going down the road, and shakes with a couple of other things I’m probably leaving out. I’ve worked on it for about 3 days now and at a complete stump!
Nov 16, 2022 at 8:44 PM
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This can be caused by low fuel pressure, a vacuum leak or a bad spider injector which is common.
Here is a guide to help you check for the fuel pressure issue and the specs below:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

60-66 PSI (413.7-455.1 kPa)

Use this guide when t engine is cold only:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

If all is okay, I would suspect the spider injector inside the intake manifold. Please go over these guides and report back. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
Nov 17, 2022 at 12:05 PM