"Randy Pape" <rpape1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
>
No, replacing an IAC motor would not set that code. It is possible the
loose spark plugs caused that code to be set. Clear the codes and drive
the
car and see if the code sets again. I'm thinking it won't come back.
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