96sl1
 

131k miles 1.9
Ok having lots of problems
About a month ago my front subframe rotted out and i had it replaced with a junkyard then had trans replaced because the axle popped out and poked the transcase and caused a pinhole leak
couple of days ago driving to pick my friend up car was running good and then on the way home started idleing wierd. and then when at a light it would wanna die if i didnt give it gas or put in neutral
I changed ects and wiring.
cleaned plugs and did valve cover gasket.... was leaking anyway.... got car started now its still doing the same thing....
seems to be missing even in park or neutral
i have 7 codes
p0401 egr flow insufficient detected Have replaced and cleaned egr valve a while ago and still didnt fix it (history)
p1640 quad drive module a malfunction (history
p1599 engine stall or near stall detected
p1641 quad driver module a malfunction (history
p1620 low coolant circuit (history)
p0744 torque converter clutch circuit intermittent

p0749 pressure control solenoid circuit intermittent

ive heard the ects sensors can cause this ????
is that true

Thats true ... replace both the senser and connector, buy the parts from the DEALER not NapaCheckerAdvanceZone.

how does that connector come out?
the wires are showing and the connector looks messed up any special way it removes?

The terminal "unplugs" and to replace it one must cut the wires and splice on the new one that comes with enough wire and crimp connectors.

Squeeze the sides where the ridges are and pull. Sometimes it helps to use a modified needle nose pliers

i ended up just cutting the wires and putting a deep 13mm socket on it and turned it right off
i need to get a wiring harness tomorrow
any other ideas to make the car run better
im scared that this isnt the only problem
the idle seemed better when it was in neutral. when it was in gear it seemed to idle wierd and felt like it was gonna die.

Now the car only cranks and wont start any ideas???
I need my car back working asap

ok got my car started.... but does the same thing idles bad and then when i put it in gear the car will die if i dont give it gas.

stop double posting before you get banned

1) running with no ects is actually worse than a malfunctioning one because now the pcm reads the sensor as having infinite resistance, making the air/fuel mix as rich as it can. Hacking off the wires with no replacement connector = bad

2) were you having all those codes before your first post (which you've now "updated") or did you have these codes prior to your first post?

Many codes are listed as "historical" so I suspect they have been there awhile along with your SES light being on. Also, you indicated you previously had EGR issues which you were unable to resolve, so I suspect the EGR code is not new either. Which codes are new, which are old?

My point is simply that we're more than willing to try to help. but you need to give us as much info as you have at the beginning or we're not gonna get too far...