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.

 

I really doubt that's electrically related. Check all vacuum hoses and intake manifold seals.

 

Kaedachef, search this site or google for the throttle relearn procedure.

 

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.

 

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?

 

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?

 

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.