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    How to interpret "Rough" tab in INPA

    Hi folks-I've been playing with INPA on my e36 m3 and came across a tab labeled "Rough". Its a bar chart of each cylinder with different values. Anyone have an idea of what these values mean and if they indicate any issues?

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    They are a calculation based on crankshaft position sensor and how fast the crank spins by, to estimate burn quality.

    They should be close to the middle with a little fluctuation, all at idle.
    If a cylinder is bad, it will be way off.
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    Bear in mind that if one cylinder is bad, the readings for both the following cylinder and the opposite cylinder in the firing order will also be affected.

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    Thanks. Not sure what you mean by the cylinder is "bad"? Is it a misfire, or is it a fault in the crank sensor?

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    The crank sensor cannot fault on just one cylinder, it's reading from a toothed ring on your crank.

    One cylinder being 'bad' would mean the combustion is poor (even up to a misfire), possibly due to ignition coil/spark plug... or worse: loss of compression in that cylinder.
    The rough test is quite sensitive to poor ignition, showing a change before you even get a code for misfires.
    -Abel

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    - 2019 M2 Competition, self-tuned, 504whp
    - 2016 Mini Cooper S

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