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Old 04-26-2009, 05:46 PM
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So the past few posts in this area i'm going to combine into one. My car is still running like crap even after i seafoamed it, changed the tp sensor but havent cleared the codes, about to change the fuel filter to see if its clogged. The car is running bad and i know it. whenever i drive it there is no throttle response and the car seems very very sluggish. ive also noticed the idle is rough, not surging like a vacuum leak but everything is vibrating alot more then the normal. My idle is around 850/900. i've noticed more vibration in the 1600-3500 rpm range when driving or just revving from a dead stop. Also a friend of mine was behind me and i didn't beat on it but i got on it and he said he saw a puff of white/greyish smoke come out of the exhaust. i've checked everything and no vacuum leaks or anything of that matter, cleaned the maf, the throttle body, and inspected the cable to see if it wasn't opening all the way. This is the list of things i think it could be, if anyone could shed some light on this it'd help me out alot.

clogged fuel filter after seafoam
clogged injectors after seafoam
someone suggested plugs and wires maybe

also still have a slight hissing/depressing sound coming from the passenger side of the engine between the valve cover and header.

anyone? this is driving me mad and i got headers and exhaust coming plus wires/plugs and egr/air plates.
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So, do you have any pending codes right now? Have you been scanned by a good OBDII scanner?
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The smoke when you stomp the gas pedal from a steady speed roll usually means bad valve seals.

If you Sea Foamed the gas tank...you should have changed the fuel filter after that tank of gas was done.
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Just looked around the engine while it ran and just noticed that the pcv line connected to the driverside valve cover had a big break in it

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only codes im throwing are for the skip shift and the bad tp sensor which again i just changed. how do i reset the computer?
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and now i went outside took look at the pcv lines again and its broken in 3 pieces





Why me?
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only codes im throwing are for the skip shift and the bad tp sensor which again i just changed. how do i reset the computer?
If you don't have a scanner to do it.....disconnect the battery for 30 minutes. It should reset the PCM and clear the SES light.
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and now i went outside took look at the pcv lines again and its broken in 3 pieces





Why me?
Get in touch with Trans Am Creations, they usually have every single type of part for our cars. They're in Miami, Hialeah. I've gone there before, just last month for an A/C line.

They also have an ebay store.
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T/A Creations probably has one alot cheaper.

But here's one on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-L...Q5fAccessories


I would think you could go buy some 3/8" hose and make it all yourself.
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im gonna probably make it myself. there is a write up on ls1.com that ive been looking at.




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