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Yeah, thanks for the insights. I got past the issue and this battery is fresh. My GC is back to normal until the next thing in this, my 17 y/o toy. I did some good old fashioned grunt-work under the dash and fixed a few tired old things. I'm glad you mentioned low voltage though and I thank you for the kick in my complacency. It was high on my list for a minute as the battery in my Legacy is original from 2010, but then I looked away. I load tested the system, monitored good voltages under load and was happy with the numbers, but still, it's time for a new battery and I'm open to suggestions. There is history of an intermittent main 120A fuse too, which does cause a degree of nagging doubt for the alternator. It only goes to show that keeping these whips past their prime, about 6 years by my estimation, is not for the faint of heart unless you can be your own tech.

Mine was never really resolved. It came back again and again but only as misfires. One day a couple weeks ago I actually captured a P0014 with my generic code reader. Metal, I did as you described in your first entry, to take it out clean and actuate it with a 9V battery. All seemed to function just fine and, while re-installing I found the ground strap on that side of the motor was disintegrating. A $6 pre-made Dorman off the HELP rack at AZ took care of that. Today it happened again so I dropped in to the local dealer and got one for $102. Only time will tell with daily driving... And, if you know anything about Jeeps, I'm trying to work my way through a "starts but won't run" condition with a set of DTCs (P1698, P1687 & P1686) in my 2000 GC Ltd.

Good job on running down the diagnosis! Had you found this thread, it could've saved you some leg work... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cylinder-misfires-bad-injectors-please-post-here-85099p43.html

My 3.6R was getting recurring misfire codes but only from the odd bank. One day it was cyl#5, next day cyl#1, and so on. Long story round and round with coil packs, injectors and spark plugs but no dice. Ultimately identified a gummed-up oil OSV Valve. Two oil flush-changes cleaned it out. Misfire no more. I didn't want to believe this but 2000 miles without a misfire code tells me it must be true.