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Changed valve cover now car won't stay running.
Yesterday I replaced the drivers side valve cover after destroying the threds for my coil on the old one. Like an idiot I didn't remove the negative terminal and disconnected the throttle body plug when i removed it. Now the cars all buttoned up and starts then dies 2 sec later. I tried the relearns and left the negative terminal off over night not sure if i should have waited the full 24 hours. All hoses and connectors are tight. Any help would be greatly appreciated since this is my daily driver and i need my car to get to work. Thanks in advance.
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I really doubt that's electrically related. Check all vacuum hoses and intake manifold seals.
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Kaedachef, search this site or google for the throttle relearn procedure.
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did you knock the cam sensor connectors loose?
TB shouldnt be an issue.........its only a set of pots and 2 motors. I have completely disassembled mine without issue. |
As tcode said I would check to make sure you have no vacuum leaks anywhere.
Trust me, I have done jobs like this and have a problem and am so sure I reinstalled everything right, then I find a part I missed or something I knocked loose. |
The intake manifold seals were good checked as I was reinstalling it. Everything that was unplugged was reconnected tight and only hose that was disconnected was water and the one to the intake tube. Gonna get a scanner in a few to see what code its giving me.
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Ok just checked the codes nuthin thrown except abs abnormal battery voltage c1109. Nuthing to do with my problem. I checked the bolts on the upper manifold and was able to turn them all even though I used a torque wrench and did it in the order i was supposed to. Which means that the bolts on the lower might not be tight enough. Could this be the problem?
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Also i put in the iridium IX plugs and didnt mess with the gap as some people have said not to. Could this be the problem?
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Necermind. Friggin maf was on backwards. Was starin at the fsm and the arrow kept pointing down do thats the way i put it in. I should know better when last year i had the same problem. Haha. Thanks guys for trying to help me though. I appreciate it.
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