I have the $28 chinese brand coil packs on the way as a test, arriving tomorrow.. But digging into the shop manual a bit more, i'm wondering if my high fuel pressure is what's causing these minor misfires...
Shop manual reasons for P0420/P0430
- Use of leaded fuel
- Damaged HO2S
- Malfunctioning ECT
- High fuel pressure
- Damaged exhaust manifold
- Damaged catalytic converter
- Oil contamination
- Cylinder misfiring
- Downstream HO2S wires improperly connected
- Damaged exhaust system pipe
- Damaged muffler/tailpipe assembly
- Retarded spark timing
- Leaking fuel injector
I might have to change the oil now too for good measure, seeing oil contamination on the list.. I'm only 3,000 miles since last oil change, but that's 5 months and plenty of short trips ago.
Anyways back to the fuel pressure, a few months ago when I checked I had 88 psi, shop manual says 48-70 is normal. I need to buy my own gauge so I can check again at will, but it did appear at the time that the regulator is failing open, which accounts for the negative long term fuel trims.