Car acting weird and my header install is tomorrow
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From: Austin, Tx.
Car acting weird and my header install is tomorrow This happened yesterday afternoon and then today when I started it up to leave to come home from work. It turns over, starts, and runs for like half a sec... then quits. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> Then, fires right up on the second try to start it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
I changed the plugs and wires a couple weeks ago and now I have a nice "TICK". I'm assuming it's a loose wire or something but it kind of worries me.
Also, I have been setting a code for the #1 bank 02 that it's bad. I've had to reset my PCM a couple times to clear the code.
If you are wondering why I haven't fixed this yet, I'm swapping my headers and putting Mac's on tomorrow. I was going to use the rear 02 sensor and place it in the front to replce the bad one. I am going to replace my pushrods while I have my valvecovers off doing the header install. At that time, I'll be able to check over all the wires to see if I can see anything visibly wrong.
Do you think it's the bad front 02 giving me these problems? I know they can make your car do weird things when they are going bad. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> It's weird, there is no SES light on now. That doesn't mean it hasn't thrown a code tho... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
I changed the plugs and wires a couple weeks ago and now I have a nice "TICK". I'm assuming it's a loose wire or something but it kind of worries me.
Also, I have been setting a code for the #1 bank 02 that it's bad. I've had to reset my PCM a couple times to clear the code.
If you are wondering why I haven't fixed this yet, I'm swapping my headers and putting Mac's on tomorrow. I was going to use the rear 02 sensor and place it in the front to replce the bad one. I am going to replace my pushrods while I have my valvecovers off doing the header install. At that time, I'll be able to check over all the wires to see if I can see anything visibly wrong.
Do you think it's the bad front 02 giving me these problems? I know they can make your car do weird things when they are going bad. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> It's weird, there is no SES light on now. That doesn't mean it hasn't thrown a code tho... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
