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O2 sensors, multiple misfires in all cylinders problems

Old Jan 23, 2015 | 03:50 PM
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Check the cap and rotor. Are you burning a lot of oil? How's the plenum gasket? Take a peak down the throttle body.

Can you post the codes? The P#'s?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 03:56 PM
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How do I check the cap and rotor
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 05:20 PM
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Take them off and look for burn marks or evidence of arcing/flashing over. Make sure the rotor and all the contacts aren't burned.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 05:43 PM
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i changed the idle air controle valve with abay part awhile ago..if that not working wright will it make the motor run rich? maby.. i cleaned the thotle body and it looked pritty gumed up so i replaced it
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 05:51 PM
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The IAC is basically a controlled vacuum leak. It has no effect on the mixture.

Mixture is controlled by the PCM - by varying the injector duty cycle. It uses a number of inputs, engine temp, MAP pressure, RPM, load, O2 sensor inputs, etc.

The upstream sensors provide inputs for mixture, the downstream is for monitoring catalyst efficiency.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 06:07 PM
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the truck burns almost no oil between changes. from what i read i think it the cap or bank one upstream o2 sensor. i got a small vacume leak but i think its from the filler hose to the gas tank. it rusted out a bit. i sprayed carb cleaner around all the hoses under the hood and around the trothel body and no change in idle so i dont think the leak is there. i ll check the cap tomorow
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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Please post the P-codes. If your scanner doesn't, just do the key-dance to get them in the odometer window.

You're describing an EVAP leak, not a vacuum leak.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 07:33 PM
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po 300, 306,304,302. every time i scans it i gets different cylender codes. never got the running rich code this time. i reset the codes last time i was at it. i just started it up to get the codes that i just gave u
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 08:48 PM
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You might also want to check the fuel pressure.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 09:06 PM
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After getting a code on every cylender I don't think it's the o2 .
 
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