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Old 01-19-2014, 06:09 PM
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Re: 2000 2.3vtec running rough after egr cleaning

Update, went back through every nut, bolt, and vac hose. Replaced the knock sensor after discovering I had broken the connector reinstalling the metal water pipe on the rear of the engine(between eng and firewall). Removed the Idle Air Control unit and cleaned a lot of
carbon with electronic contact cleaner and reinstalled. Inspected the sparkplugs and found them to be very black and carbon fouled, not wet, dry, but very black. Installed new plugs. Refilled radiator, opened bleeder valve to allow air to escape. Problem still persists? The car will crank and idle pretty decent, but as soon as I press the accelerator it stumbles misfires and will sometimes shut off. If you feather the accelerator just right you can get it to hold a rev, but the car will rev up and down by itself, with the accelerator held in the same position? I'm stumped on this one guys, I need some input?
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