CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - FAULTS INCLUDED
11-20-2018, 04:59 AM
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Hmmmm. They come already gaped, so that shouldn't be an issue. Did you find any oil in the spark plug wells? wondering if some dripped down and caused a momentary misfire. Try to clear the codes and start it back up. As long as you felt the click of the harness and coils, you should be good, it's a very straight forward process.
I would:
Check to make sure you hooked everything up tightly: Coils, air intake, MAF
Clear codes
Try again
I would:
Check to make sure you hooked everything up tightly: Coils, air intake, MAF
Clear codes
Try again
11-20-2018, 12:40 PM
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I suggest that something might not be seated properly. Post the actual fault codes. Is the engine missing/check engine light flashing / loss of power or did you just get codes and they did not come back?
11-20-2018, 12:58 PM
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Check engine light flashing and engine missing. I will double check everything once home this evening and let all know of status. Thanks.
11-20-2018, 02:46 PM
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You may be barking up the wrong tree...
If I read the print out correctly and VCDS is reporting correctly, the misfiring appeared at the 3004 RPM, this seems to point to the intake manifold linkage in front of the engine where people found broken linkage or stuck. This one should happens at 3000 RPM, it may well be a coincident, but I would check that. Here's what people say why they fixed the linkage.
Cheers,
Louis
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It seems the issue, at least on my engine, isn't corrosion inside the manifold. The rotating parts move freely and are actuated by the vacuum diaphragm as soon as the engine starts.
It seems the issue, at least on my engine, isn't corrosion inside the manifold. The rotating parts move freely and are actuated by the vacuum diaphragm as soon as the engine starts.
Louis
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11-20-2018, 04:58 PM
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If I read the print out correctly and VCDS is reporting correctly, the misfiring appeared at the 3004 RPM, this seems to point to the intake manifold linkage in front of the engine where people found broken linkage or stuck. This one should happens at 3000 RPM, it may well be a coincident, but I would check that. Here's what people say why they fixed the linkage.
Cheers,
Louis
Cheers,
Louis