Explorer stutters and fails =/

[Syringer]

So the other day I was driving along and noticed that while idling my car was vibrating like crazy. I get home, pop the hood and sure enough the engine is jumping around like a madman.

It appears to be misfiring (going through a sort of 1-2-3-*cough*-5-6 sequence) so I take a timing gun to it and test out each of the six cables. Two of them appear to be problematic, so I replace the spark plugs for two of them with no luck.

Now when I start the car it struggles to start up, as if there's no gas in there or as if it's a carburetor needing a little gas. If I try to drive any amount it dies.

Any suggestions?

Edit: Just changed all 6 spark plugs, 98% sure I did it correctly (have done it a few times before) Video here: http://www.tienvannguyen.com/VIDEO_00004.mp4

my poor car =/

 

[CrackRabbit]

Did you replace the wires as well? Any check engine light? A misfire should set it off.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Does that engine use coil packs or a central distributor w/ main coil? If two of the plugs are misfiring, check and see if htey connect to the same coil pack (if applicable). That could be the issue.

 

[Syringer]

I did a test with a voltmeter for the cables, and they returned back between 6-10 ohm. The engine won't stay on long enough for the check engine light to be on.

And I'm pretty sure it's on a central distributor if I understand the question correctly.

 

[Syringer]

Ugh, being the careless car owner that I am, I just checked the water levels--empty. Dry to the boonne.

That's, not good.

 

[Syringer]

Another update, it's leaking coolant and oil, looks like a bad gasket. Towed to mechanic, should be a relatively simple, relatively inexpensive fix. I was afraid my whole engine was gone 🙂

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Where's it leaking coolant and oil? Do a compression test? If you have the extra flow, compression gauges are around $40.

 

[Syringer]

At the bottom of the car through the exhaust.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

is that the OHV or SOHC v6? be warned, the heads on the OHV engines don't take kindly to being overheated.

 

[Syringer]

It's a SOHC.

But mothafvcking hell, just got a quote. They're going to have to do some rebuilding. Total cost = $2500 🙁