Well, apparently my OBD II scanner is a piece of junk. My car's had a rough idle on and off for some time. It's not consistent at all. Sometimes it goes away entirely, however it's usually there. Sometimes worse than others, I grew use to it though.
Anyways, for the first time in the two years that I have owned my car, it died on me. As soon as I got it I started replacing everything that I didn't have records of being replaced and that people claimed to be common problems. Anywho, when it died leaving work, it shook violently. I was able to get it to start back up by feathering the gas while cranking the key. It started, although it obviously didn't want to. I work a lot so this is the first time I've been able to sit down and actually try to figure things out. (Although I should be in bed as I just got off work and work another 13 hours tonight)
My scanner only showed me two codes.
I assume this one is due to a gutted cat.
P0420
Catalys System
Efficiency below
Threshhold bank 1
I assume this is due to removing the secondary air pump.
P0411
Secondary Air
Injector incorrect flow
Then my buddy used his scanner, and came up with these....
P0638
Throttle Actuator
Control Range/Performance (Bank 1)
P0122
Throttle/Pedal Position
Sensor A Circuit Low
P0222
Throttle/Pedal Position
Sensor/Switch B circuit low
When the car died, I right away jumped to the fuel pump, as it was exactly what happened in my 2002 VW jetta.
Considering the fuel gauge sending unit on mines been toast since day one, I didn't mind buying a new fuel pump, whether is solves my problem or not.
Also considering when I changed the fuel filter, the gas in it was thick and black and resembled used motor oil more than gasoline.....
Anyways, while I was at it, I figured I might as well replace the injectors too. So I bought motoza Stage 1+ with the Bosch 550CC injectors.
All these should be arriving sometime this week.
List of things I have done to the car since I purchased it.
034 Snub mount bushing
034 Engine Mounts.
New MAF
New Throttle Body
New Diverter Valve
N75 Race valve
New crank case breather tube
Fuel filter
Spark Plugs (Changed them twice, both with OEM plugs from the dealership, came pregapped but checked the gaps before installing)
Vacuum simplification mod (Found on these forums)
The cat was gutted when I got the car, I plan to change it to a test pipe soon. I'm assuming it was gutted due to being clogged, or someone didn't want to buy a test pipe?
TLDR VERSION!!!!
Most common issues that would throw these codes?
Rule out the part's I already replaced.
034 Snub mount bushing
034 Engine Mounts.
New MAF
New Throttle Body
New Diverter Valve
N75 Race valve
New crank case breather tube
Fuel filter
Spark Plugs
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