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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 02:09 PM
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So my car has been cammed for a couple of weeks now it hasn't been tuned due shipping taking forever on my longtubes and x pipe. I received them yesterday and installed them. I already had a check engline light due to the fact that the car is cammed withouth a tune but now while driving to work this morning the light started blinking every now and then. Any suggestions? I was worried that the 02 sensors seemed a little too close to the actual firewall and the connection did take a little loving to go in. i used the rear 02's and the front i left off and I know I will have to have my tuner tune them out but i shouldn't be getting a blinking cel as far as i kno. Any recommendations would be great. I will check spark plugs and wires when I get home as well i just finished at 5 am last night and didn't think to troubleshoot then.
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probably cracked a plug on the install and now you're getting a P030x DTC which would explain the flashing light. that or bad spark plug wire/connection
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Im leaning to that as well. I needed to change plugs anyways good reason to now. Plus it does feel like it has a miss if I give it any gas it sorta dumbs out a bit.
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Im leaning to that as well. I needed to change plugs anyways good reason to now. Plus it does feel like it has a miss if I give it any gas it sorta dumbs out a bit.
well I'd start with the code

for example you get p0304 that would mean 4th cylinder misfire. I'd pull that plug out and see.
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I'll check that out once i'm off work tonight.
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Got it all squared away. Was the spark plugs and a couple of the wires were bad so replaced both. Runs so much better
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perfect, great news
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