Dethroning the P0305 Code Reclaiming Engine Performance

It's throwing a pending P0305 (cylinder 5 mis-fire). My question is where is the best place to start to fix this intermittent problem??? Plugs, ignition coil? Ford Ranger - Misfire on cylinder# 5 (Code: P0305) - Ford Ranger, 3.0 Misfire on cylinder# 5 - changed plug on # 5 Still misfiring on # 5 ... Second, swap the coil on cylinder 5 with another coil and see if the misfire moves to the new cylinder. If it does, replace the coil (no need to ... Usually when they go bad, either the nozzle gets plugged or worn, or the solenoid stops working all together and you have a dead miss all the ... First check should probably be the HT lead and cap to #5 cylinder. I'd reset the code and replace the lead, cap and as as you are there, the plug. The CEL code was P0305, which corresponds to a cylinder 5 misfire. I checked the #5 spark plug (newly replaced) and wire (not original, not ... P0305 code - misfire on cylinder 5. Started after a coolant leak, changed the coil pack and spark plug for that cylinder. When code is cleared it's fine. The fact that your are only getting P0305 more than likely points to a Fuel Injector issue on Cylinder 5. Before replacing the injector, I would ... The error code was a P0305 which seems to be pretty common and the suggested repairs well known. They concluded it was a bad ignition coil (#5) ... p0305 is a misfire code in cylinder 5 (front-middle cylinder). If the car seems to be running fine you are probably okay to drive; but that's ...