DIY Car Maintenance and Repair

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Rough Idle, Cutoff

The rough idle, park engine cutoff problem has returned. I'll write more later.


1. Engine Mount Inspection Results

Confirmed Right engine mount is cracked.

Suspect Rear and Top mounts may be damaged. The Rear mount is by the firewall below the intake manifold. It seemss very difficult to r/r. The Top mount is under the ignition coil.


2. Cooling System Test
Radiation cap test result was 13 psi, but cap spec is 16 psi.
Pressurized cooling system to 16 psi, and found no leaks.

3. Driver side inner CV joint
Found a slight dab of new grease near CV boot end. I'm not sure if this is really new or a spot that I missed cleaning last week. I cleaned it up very carefully this time and will check it again in 2-3 weeks.

4. System Current Draw = 390 mA with ignition key OFF. This is OK.


5. Found broken wire clip just above passenger side inner CV joint. Replaced with tie-wrap.

6. Found non-OEM looking grounding point under battery tray. Four wires were connected to one lug. I sanded the chassis and lug to remove corrosion. Maybe this is what I shouldn't have touched and lead to the park stall problem. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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