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Kia Forte 2010 2.4 Misfire 3 Cylinder

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Hi guys, I bought my Kia Forte SX 2010 in august 2022, all was great but after few months my flex pipe just detached from the corrosion on it, I continued to drive doing regular oil changes, only in January 2023 I got to the auto mechanic. After doing a flexpipe repair and minor suspension tweaks, and after that I found the engine rough at idle (before the repair, I thought it was caused by the flexpipe being disconnected), but after checking with obd II, I found a P0303 error
OBDII: Cylinder 3 - misfire detected (idle rpm are straight) . I decided to replace the spark plugs, they were in poor condition (changed to Bosch iridium, were NGK Iridium). But this did not help at all, the error also continued to appear intermittently and the engine work was terrible. I went to the mechanic, they checked the fuel coils, compression, fuel injector, but the error also remained in the third cylinder. My mechanic couldn't find the problem, I don't know what to do. I also noticed that after refueling the shaking at idle becomes much stronger, when after refueling I drove 100 miles / 150 kilometers, the engine works almost without misfire (I do fueling on shell 87, also tried 91, but the difference is almost 0). Please, has anyone had this problem? I really don’t know what else to do, I’m scared that for some time I can be left without a car because of this problem. Thanks in advance for your time
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Can be lots of causes for shaking stumbling engine.

Clear code, with OBD2 scanner or disconnect battery. If code keeps popping up. Then it's not gonna gi away.

Check the iridium spark plugs torque their gaps. Ignition coil packs no cracks on the body, rubber sleeve/boot & their plugs/wires. Switch ignition coil packs around to see if problem persists. Process of elimination.

The fuel injectors, fuel rail. Check for age condition, the plugs/wires. Dirty injectors will cause problems.

Fuel pump working, wires/plugs, hoses & relay. Fuel filter & fuel pump are one piece. Replace with a new one if necessary.

Check for old cracked, deteriorating/loose hoses. Replace with new ones.

Age condition of battery. Replace if old/expired no longer cranking.

Check the MAP sensor. Replace if necessary.

O2 sensors? Fluids level & condition? Topped at level?

The mentioned above are non teardown checks. Basic checklist with basic mechanic tools.

If you have an inspection/borescope camera, looks at all the engine's cylinder walls & see if there's no scouring, gouges & severe wall damage.

Can do a compression test.

Last resort is to have a trusted mechanic or dealership to check topside or drop the oil pan & check from the bottom at the bearings/piston for loose/piston slap.
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Check the iridium spark plugs torque their gaps. Ignition coil packs no cracks on the body, rubber sleeve/boot & their plugs/wires. Switch ignition coil packs around to see if problem persists. Process of elimination.
I agree with mtm here. I'd swap the coil pack from #3 to #2 and see if it throws a P0302 instead. If so, replace the faulty coil pack. If that doesn't make a difference, get some NGK plugs and get rid of the Bosch. I've never had anything run worth a crap on Bosch plugs.
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