FIXED!!!!!-Smog failed due to EML light, did a drive cycle, now car is messing up!

Ricky Bobby · #1 07-12-2013, 03:40 PM

It will literally take you 5 minutes to open the hood pop off the engine cover, get a coilpack out and pull one or all the plugs (they are all in line and accessible.

Check out the hole when the plug is removed, if there is a puddle of oil, you'd know it. Some oil residue is ok.

If not that, I'd look into your ICV, did you take it off when you cleaned it while replacing the intake boot? If you left it in situ while replacing the intake boot it may be clogged (look up ake53's thread from when he replaced his intake boot, he tried just spraying carb cleaner in it and ended up having real shitty running car until he fixed the ICV)

diddy0071 · #2 07-12-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

It will literally take you 5 minutes to open the hood pop off the engine cover, get a coilpack out and pull one or all the plugs (they are all in line and accessible.

Check out the hole when the plug is removed, if there is a puddle of oil, you'd know it. Some oil residue is ok.

If not that, I'd look into your ICV, did you take it off when you cleaned it while replacing the intake boot? If you left it in situ while replacing the intake boot it may be clogged (look up ake53's thread from when he replaced his intake boot, he tried just spraying carb cleaner in it and ended up having real shitty running car until he fixed the ICV)

I will tackle that after work on the spark plugs. I did not remove the ICV (I didn't know about it being an issue) I did spray carb cleaner in there as well as carb cleaner on the actual intake (it was a fair bit dirty) Looks like I am going to have to tear the boot and air filter box apart again to get into it. Also, if there is oil in the spark plugs, what is that an indication of? What will I need to replace?

upallnight · #3 07-12-2013, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by diddy0071

I will tackle that after work on the spark plugs. I did not remove the ICV (I didn't know about it being an issue) I did spray carb cleaner in there as well as carb cleaner on the actual intake (it was a fair bit dirty) Looks like I am going to have to tear the boot and air filter box apart again to get into it. Also, if there is oil in the spark plugs, what is that an indication of? What will I need to replace?

Oil in the spark plug holes indicates that you need to replace the valve cover gaskets. Oil in the spark plug holes can also cause the engine to misfire.

I'm a bit confuse, you said you replace the rubber boot but didn't remove the ICV. The ICV is attached to the rubber boot and where it attaches to the boot is where the boot would normally tear/wear and give you a huge vacuum leak.