Chrysler Repair: Neon Miss Fire, crank sensor, minimum compression


Question
I got an 96 neon I put it on a computer and got a code of p0300 multiple miss fire but when your at a idle its runs fine but as you start to pull out its a 5 speed it seem like it has no power and if you push in the clutch and rev it up a little be it seems to pick back up for a little bet and then it starts doing it again its got a crank position sensor in it that only a few month on got it back in December and wanted to see if you know what it could be or if there was things you would try first to see if it clears up and its got new racing blue wires on it, and for some reason it keeps kicking the crank position sensor about once a year and I don't know why it would be doing that either if you know what would be causing it to do that please let me know on that too but I usually get about a year out of that sensor and people tell me that it could be the fuel fitter but I called places and they tell me that part don't come up and I even called are dodge dealer and they said it don't have one it has the vapor canister that it don't have a fuel fitter thank you for you time

Answer
Hi John,
How many miles are on the engine?
And there is a fuel filter but it is inside the fuel tank (part of the pump) but hardly ever needs to be replaced.
The issue with a 0300 code is that virtually anything related to the engine can cause a muli-cylinder misfire, If you want to try and analyze it, that requires the use of a professional diagnostic machine at a tune-up shop. You could do a compression test and see how the cylinders are doing overall (minimum compression is 100 psi and no greater than 25% variation between cylinders).
About the crank sensor, it isn't clear to me what the rotating object is that it is in close contact with, but the only thing I can imagine is that there may be excessive play in the crankshaft bearing that is allowing the object to rub against the tip of the sensor which would shorten its life.
Let me know what you learn from the testing.
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Thanks,
Roland