i have a 2001 Acura 3.2cl Automatic J32a1 v6 im working on. (belongs to my girlfriends mum) and its just all out of wack and i was wondering if someone could answer a few questions for me. but for the epic story first, its hesitating when taking off and it threw a CEL. went and had the codes pulled and i got the following
P1399 UNK? wtf
p0300 Random Misfire
P0305 Cylinder 5 Misfire
P0301 Cylinder 1 Misfire.
so i go to check out the ignition coils for any cosmetic damage or burning, no go
pull the spark plugs. red flag already. they had been recently changed and the bastards werent even in that tight. called her mom to ask who changed em. her jackass boyfriend that dont know **** about cars did. and didnt even use the right kind to top it all off with. he used them german Bosch type iridium plugs (Honda says NGK Platinum or Iridium). also read a thread from here
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=720450
that the TL ignition System dont like these and will destroy em quickly. so she needs new sparks.
so i continue looking into it and cant even find a damn manual for a 3.2CL on the net "does anyone know of one?" and i come across this as concerning Random misfires
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RU2E2kkyLs
so i rip the manifold apart and behold

another view

and another
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...DSCN1238-1.jpg
dirty as ****. another thing that bothered me is theirs OIL IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD? wtf.

so i clean out the passages and the intake manifold top plate and this is pretty much what it is supposed to look like

next i get to the intake manifold and tear it apart (yes it sucks the fuel injectors are hidden underneath it) and primarily to see how the hell oil got into the intake manifold. and all i see is a EGR passage so im going to assume oil came in thru that way. i get to fuel rail, unbolt and lift and find 3 fuel injectors with busted tips FULL of carbon buildup

and


so as im sitting here waiting for 3 new fuel injectors to arrive. as for the questions lol
1 Can these fuel injectors be possibly reused? i ordered her some replacements and read online that the tip makes a certain spray pattern and that will be hampered if i reuse em. another worry i have is these tips have o ring seals on em. so if the tips are gone could it leak fuel?
2 does anyone know of a Acura CL FSM in adobe on the net?? only ones i found covered are the Integra.
3 does anyone know how you can check the coils with a multimeter? i checked these ones and found some resistance values were higher than others .
someone told me to plug em in and ground the spark plug tip with a jumper cable and check for spark but ill do that last resort
4. how much should i charge the lady? i cleaned out her EGR ports and her intake manifold, cleaned the surviving fuel injectors and going to install some replacements when they come (est 24th april to 28th). i wana charge her a fair price for the work ive had to do to this beast but i dont wana tax the **** outa her like a stealership would LOL. can i get some of your opinions on this?
5. lets say these injectors get here and the car still throws codes? what other avenue should i explore next? this is my first J32a1 motor working on (i own a CRX and am used to those kinda motors lol)