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by camkos
Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:19 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: Funky idle AND P420 (cat malfunction), Radio not working= no remote
Replies: 7
Views: 2360

Re: Funky idle AND P420 (cat malfunction), Radio not working= no remote (camkos)

well i got the radio fixxed, and also the remote locks work again. checked the wiring diagram and turns out there are two fuses for it. one under the hood and one under the dash. the one under the hood blew also causing the dome light to not work. Still not sure about the P420 code tho. Im kinda thi...
by camkos
Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:05 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: Funky idle AND P420 (cat malfunction), Radio not working= no remote
Replies: 7
Views: 2360

Funky idle AND P420 (cat malfunction), Radio not working= no remote

So i havea couple concerns. First I have the typical cold engine high idel (about 2500, sometimes searching), but the car has also been spitting out P420 codes when i turn the cruise off from highway speeds. There doesnt seem to be an exaughst leak. The car has 183000 kms on it. Second question. My ...
by camkos
Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:21 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: High idle question/puzzled
Replies: 4
Views: 1639

Re: High idle question/puzzled (poyota_apprentice)

I unhooked my battery for an hour and hooked it back up to reset the computer and the jumpy idle went away. i guess toyota did a recall for 'ambient cold temperature idle problem' but pontiac never. anyway, this seems to have fixxed it. your car will have to re-learn so that will take about 30 mins ...
by camkos
Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:11 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: High idle question/puzzled
Replies: 4
Views: 1639

Re: High idle question/puzzled (poyota_apprentice)

I have the exact same problem. Today i removed the throttle body and spayed throttle body cleaner in the IAC valve passages till it ran clear, and cleaned the Mass Airflow sensor aswell since other threads suggested this. The problem is still there however, not sure what to do next. From what ive be...
by camkos
Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:28 am
Forum: The Vibe Lounge
Topic: I did it...I DID IT! I HIT THE 400,000 MILE MARK ON MY 2004 VIBE!!!
Replies: 50
Views: 38506

Re: I did it...I DID IT! I HIT THE 400,000 MILE MARK ON MY 2004 VIBE!!! (dzknmd1)

wow, im from the same city and trust me it gets crazy cold, -40 today actually. that is amazingly high mileage for around these parts...
by camkos
Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:04 pm
Forum: Maintenance Bay
Topic: Toyota anti-freeze
Replies: 13
Views: 9153

Re: Toyota anti-freeze (sidewinder)

I looked at the MSDS sheets for both products and it turns out that the Dexcool has a sodium/potassium compound in it (Im thinking it probably helps deal with minerals in the water by turning them to salts, since it says to use "any drinkable water"), other than that they appear the same o...