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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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Hi does anyone know if a faulty speed sensor can cause the car to misfire?? Car is a STi 4 Type R. Thanks
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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It won't cause a general missfire, but it will cause the engine to go into "Limp Home" mode, which will restrict your engine to 4,500 rpm & limit boost to 0.5bar.

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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could be ht leads or coil pack, i changed out the coil pack and cam sensor at the same time and my misfire went so it was one of them haha
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