On Apr 13, 12:47 pm, "Randy Pape" <rpa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> can this code be caused by installing a new idle air control valve? i
> thought the iac just controlled the idle . i had a code p0306 misfire on
> cylinder six and found out the morons that worked on my 98 stratus had
the 2
> front spark plugs only finger tight,this caused the actual plug wire to
pop
> up an inch off the spark plug and when i pulled out the plug wire for
the #6
> plug it was filled with gas. i then pulled the upper intake manifold and
> ended up finding the back 3 plugs were loose too. i torqued all of them
and
> put the intake manifold back on,using the same gasket, it looked brand
> new,they just changed it. now i have this new code i didn't have
> before,p0171. they put in a new downstream O2 sensor but the 2 in the
> exhaust manifold are original,but no codes for any problems with them?
does
> this code lean toward a vacuum leak of some kind? thanks for any info
Randy
This code leans toward a lean mixture..
Intake manifold vacuum leak would be most probable, especially since
it was just apart.
Could also be MAF, fuel pressure, lazy 02 sensor etc...
If it were me I would go back over everything I just did, looking for
hoses off, gasket leak or cracked manifold.
HTH,
Ben
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