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- City
- Silver Spring
- State - Country
- MD - USA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 2WD
- Engine
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hello everyone, brand new to the forum… great to have found this.
I’ve already read a good deal of the ‘traffic’ on ‘P0306 Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected’ - and quickly came to the conclusion that this is way beyond the kind of diagnosis and investigation I could do at home.
Does anyone in the forum know if there’s a good mechanic to take my 2002 Ranger to, to begin to close in on this issue?
MVA here is horrible - this situation causes an inspection failure, which triggers a block to renewal of registration, and that cascades into more problems. MD is the worst for this!
I’ve already read a good deal of the ‘traffic’ on ‘P0306 Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected’ - and quickly came to the conclusion that this is way beyond the kind of diagnosis and investigation I could do at home.
Does anyone in the forum know if there’s a good mechanic to take my 2002 Ranger to, to begin to close in on this issue?
MVA here is horrible - this situation causes an inspection failure, which triggers a block to renewal of registration, and that cascades into more problems. MD is the worst for this!

