Hi guys,
Long time lingerer/searcher on the forum. I had an issue arise for which there seems to be smaller/more specific potential fixes, but figured I'd put this one out there. Quick history: I purchased the car late last year with a rough idle and a bad profile gasket, having the job done by a good local shop here in San Diego not long after purchase. Since that job, the car has run fine, with just the slightest hesitation at startup, but give it some gas for a minute or two and it's fine.
Yesterday, I installed a Turner Conforti performance chip and it immediately had very rough/shaking startup, with rich exhaust fumes, that seemed to get better when I kept giving it gas for a decent while. Once it leveled out and idled fine, I took it for a spin - nothing aggressive - just running it on streets with a small freeway distance. Came back, turned it off, and started it again. Seemed to start and idle alright when hot.
I went ahead and put the stock chip back in just to see if the new chip was the problem. Started it when it cooled down for a while and seemed to have the same issue even with the stock chip this time around. I then went ahead and cleaned out the ICV, which was dirty, but wouldn't say filthy, and still has the same issue.
Today, I put the Turner chip back in and it had the roughest start so far, even squealing the belts a bit. Kept on the gas for a decent while and it then threw a CEL and wouldn't even idle properly when heated up. Pretty concerned at this point that I may have damaged something. Any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
Sean
Long time lingerer/searcher on the forum. I had an issue arise for which there seems to be smaller/more specific potential fixes, but figured I'd put this one out there. Quick history: I purchased the car late last year with a rough idle and a bad profile gasket, having the job done by a good local shop here in San Diego not long after purchase. Since that job, the car has run fine, with just the slightest hesitation at startup, but give it some gas for a minute or two and it's fine.
Yesterday, I installed a Turner Conforti performance chip and it immediately had very rough/shaking startup, with rich exhaust fumes, that seemed to get better when I kept giving it gas for a decent while. Once it leveled out and idled fine, I took it for a spin - nothing aggressive - just running it on streets with a small freeway distance. Came back, turned it off, and started it again. Seemed to start and idle alright when hot.
I went ahead and put the stock chip back in just to see if the new chip was the problem. Started it when it cooled down for a while and seemed to have the same issue even with the stock chip this time around. I then went ahead and cleaned out the ICV, which was dirty, but wouldn't say filthy, and still has the same issue.
Today, I put the Turner chip back in and it had the roughest start so far, even squealing the belts a bit. Kept on the gas for a decent while and it then threw a CEL and wouldn't even idle properly when heated up. Pretty concerned at this point that I may have damaged something. Any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
Sean
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