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My car, an 06 ZHP vert, started yesterday with an erratic idle and seemingly a great loss of power...it ran like sh*t. Decided not to drive it and by the time I shut it off, my "Service Engine" light came on. It sat overnight.
Tried again this morning, same deal. Light comes on after about a minute.
Seemed to make a very slight difference when I removed the oil cap. That sounds crazy, I'm sure.
Vacuum leak?
I know there are some trick to get the OSD to tell you different things, from engine temp to software versions...will it also tell me what code I'm throwing?
I'm not a mechanic so I need somewhere to start. Thought about checking all the spark plugs one by one, and they are probably due for replacing, but I really don't have time to spin my wheels guessing. I also don't have money to just bring it in to the stealership with my son's wedding coming up in March ($7k+ Going to that!).
Any help is greatly appreciated!
// Radar //
Tried again this morning, same deal. Light comes on after about a minute.
Seemed to make a very slight difference when I removed the oil cap. That sounds crazy, I'm sure.
Vacuum leak?
I know there are some trick to get the OSD to tell you different things, from engine temp to software versions...will it also tell me what code I'm throwing?
I'm not a mechanic so I need somewhere to start. Thought about checking all the spark plugs one by one, and they are probably due for replacing, but I really don't have time to spin my wheels guessing. I also don't have money to just bring it in to the stealership with my son's wedding coming up in March ($7k+ Going to that!).
Any help is greatly appreciated!
// Radar //