P1416 AIR - Confusing Intermittent Problem - Help Please
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P1416 AIR - Confusing Intermittent Problem - Help Please
My 1998 6-speed coupe recently granted me a glowing Check Engine Light, code P1416 AIR SYSTEM BANK 2.
Here's what has happened so far:
1. It came on after I had made a brief stop at the office, car was only parked, engine off, for 2-3 minutes. CEL came on shortly after starting engine and driving.
2. Drove home ~25mi with the CEL on. I looked up possible problems, didn't find anything strange or disconnected under the hood, and cleared the code.
3. Test drove it back/forth to work 50 miles today, 2 hours, no problems.
4. Then, I parked, engine off, at a coffee shop for 5 minutes and when I turned the car back on, the CEL and P1416 came back. Cleared it again and drove to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
5. After a 1-hour lunch, started the engine, and no CEL
6. Drove home, parked the car, turned off engine. Waited 30 sec, then tried turning back on. CEL & P1416.
So, it appear I'm getting a CEL, P1416 only when the car is parked for short periods of time. Any advice or suggestions on where to begin??
Thanks,
Brian
Here's what has happened so far:
1. It came on after I had made a brief stop at the office, car was only parked, engine off, for 2-3 minutes. CEL came on shortly after starting engine and driving.
2. Drove home ~25mi with the CEL on. I looked up possible problems, didn't find anything strange or disconnected under the hood, and cleared the code.
3. Test drove it back/forth to work 50 miles today, 2 hours, no problems.
4. Then, I parked, engine off, at a coffee shop for 5 minutes and when I turned the car back on, the CEL and P1416 came back. Cleared it again and drove to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
5. After a 1-hour lunch, started the engine, and no CEL
6. Drove home, parked the car, turned off engine. Waited 30 sec, then tried turning back on. CEL & P1416.
So, it appear I'm getting a CEL, P1416 only when the car is parked for short periods of time. Any advice or suggestions on where to begin??
Thanks,
Brian
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Super common problem. Do a search in the C5 Tech forum for P1416.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sear...rchid=28941838
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sear...rchid=28941838
I was just wondering if anyone had the same "park-then-start" symptoms as I had described. I thought it was strange that the AIR cold-start system was throwing codes only when I was "hot-starting" the car.
-Brian
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
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Thanks, been reading up the last couple days. Great info.
I was just wondering if anyone had the same "park-then-start" symptoms as I had described. I thought it was strange that the AIR cold-start system was throwing codes only when I was "hot-starting" the car.
-Brian
I was just wondering if anyone had the same "park-then-start" symptoms as I had described. I thought it was strange that the AIR cold-start system was throwing codes only when I was "hot-starting" the car.
-Brian
When my AIR check valve was going out, I could be going down the highway at 70 mph and watch the dash and see the CE light suddenly appear, and the cause was the P1416 code.
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Update:
Performed the passenger side AIR sensor cleaning and havn't gotten the CEL for a few weeks, and 300+ miles. Also replaced a very worn PVC elbow.
BUT, I do hear the AIR pump run for about 1-2 seconds whenever the car is at a stoplight. Really strange. To my understanding, this is a cold-start-only pump to help emissions. Any ideas?
Performed the passenger side AIR sensor cleaning and havn't gotten the CEL for a few weeks, and 300+ miles. Also replaced a very worn PVC elbow.
BUT, I do hear the AIR pump run for about 1-2 seconds whenever the car is at a stoplight. Really strange. To my understanding, this is a cold-start-only pump to help emissions. Any ideas?
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Check with a scan tool, that can display real time operational data, to confirm that the A.I.R. pump is actually running after the warm-up period.
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