Ok, I swapped the computer weekend before last. Everything seemed fine at first, but the car will still not start on occasion. I have been unable to drive it to work all week. At first it would not start on rare ocassions, but now it will not start at all. It seems all I have been reading points to a EGR or idle air control valve like joe said first thing. I Have the repair manual for my car now and plan to dig into it this weekend, weather permitting. I really just want to do some simple stuff, like detecting spark, is the fuel pump running, cleaning valves, etc. I'm only a routine maintenance expert, and not a great shadetree mechanic. YET! I just have a gut feeling that this is something simple and when I finally figure it out, my horrible idling problem will just go away.
Any suggestions for simple stuff while I'm under the hood?
By the way, where is the EGR valve? Am I going to have to pull the plenum? I have a photo of one in my book, but I still don't know where the heck it is.
I will definately make it a point to post whenever I figure out what is the cause. I think much of the time people figure out what is wrong on some advice from this forum, and they never let anyone else know. How is anyone supposed to learn from someone else's experience that way?
Anyway, my summary goes as follows.
1. Swapped computer - Still won't start.
Sorry it took so long to get back here. I moved last weekend, and I still don't have internet at home yet.