idle, check engine light, misfire
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idle, check engine light, misfire
hello im having serious issues with my car.I have a 1998 v70 t5 with 142k miles. couldnt come at a worse time. if i miss work monday im fired... anyway my car has rough idle and as the rpm's raise as i go down the road it improves. while driving though i get a flashing check engine light. i have replaced my plugs and plug wires. when i code tested at advance i get a cylinder 4 misfire and a vaccum issue. i will try to get the exact code tommorow for it. i have had the vaccum code since a little after i got the car. never had a real issue except when i had to replace the plugs when it was doing a similar rough driving around 9-10 months ago. i replaced the plugs and when i was pulling them out the electrodes or whatever on the end of cylinder 2 plug was white and corroded. any ideas on what my current issue is would be GREATLY appreciated. i was thinking of trying to replace my fuel filter or replacing my injectors. dont know much about turbo cars but im a quick learner.
thanks
-kelley
thanks
-kelley
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I responded in the other thread before I saw this one. You give a lot more info here. You should first, as I said in the other thread, check your fuel pressure. You should also inspect ALL vacuum lines. They will cause a rough idle if you've got a bad vacuum leak. A fuel filter is cheap, injectors are not, so check your pressure before you do anything. You could blow a ton of cash on injectors and they could be just fine. If you fix any bad vacuum lines, have good fuel pressure, inspect and replace if needed any plugs and wires, and you STILL have rough idle it may be your injectors.
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If you have a vacuum leak bad enough to cause rough idle it'll be visible, whether it's a disconnected or broken/rotted hose. Check with your local O'Reilly's or Advanced Auto Parts, they may rent one. Assuming you have the 2.3L Turbo, there is a fitting on the right side (looking at the engine from the front of the car) of the fuel rail. There is a blue cap on it and the fuel pressure gauge attaches there. I can check VADIS to see what pressure you should be getting.
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well i called around and none of the local places rent out fuel pressure gages or do loner tools... im sure that is partly because of the shady aspect of people who live in the area. i code tested and got the same p0304 cyl 4 misfire and a new p0102 maf or vaf low circuit voltage. what is the VAF? and where is the MAF located on car? is it coming out from the air box?
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im going to try switching to an old plug wire and im ordering a new MAF today. there goes my paycheck lol. i totally disconnected the MAF and the car ran just the same as it has been. so that pretty much sold me on getting a new one. i tried spraying the inside with brake cleaner to clean the sensor and it made no difference. just bad i guess
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