ahhhh help i got some codes again.... just 3

The same three from last time
edit no codes thrown
I was told intake boot and yes it was i fixed it and put a new one on... checked everything over again and re tighten now its acting the same way as soon as i start it it dies after giving it gas.. I am changing the spark plugs do you think i should move the coil pack from 1 to 2 and see if it is the coil? any other ideas let me know

Originally Posted by Fergie7907

do you think i should move the coil pack from 1 to 2 and see if it is the coil?

Yes (but then again, I was the one who told you to do that). Check the plugs too, they can tell you a lot by their condition.

just making sure thanks! ill get on it right now and see what it does

Originally Posted by Fergie7907

The same three from last time
P0301 cylinder 1 misfire
P0174 system to lean bank 2
P0171 system to lean bank 1
I was told intake boot and yes it was i fixed it and put a new one on... checked everything over again and re tighten now its acting the same way as soon as i start it it dies after giving it gas.. I am changing the spark plugs do you think i should move the coil pack from 1 to 2 and see if it is the coil? any other ideas let me know

Make sure your secondary air pump is not running all the time. it's the big ugly black thing on the L/H side of your car as you are looking at the engine.

Feel it to see if it's on. it should be off. if it's on, then that's why you have the lean faults. the misfire is something else I'm guessing.

okay i changed plugs and switched the coil packs around no check engine light... I start it and it just dies right away after like 5 seconds... this is driving me crazy!

this car is weird i start it up and give it some gas and then it runs fine i drove it around the block no problem i am going to to drive it more when my gf gets home from work so i can get a ride if it dies somewhere around town lol..

Originally Posted by Fergie7907

okay i changed plugs and switched the coil packs around no check engine light... I start it and it just dies right away after like 5 seconds... this is driving me crazy!

Okay, slow down. What do you mean you changed plugs? (new ones, changed them around, what?) If you are adding variables then you aren't going to ever figure this out. In diagnostics you must change ONE thing at a time. If you change plugs AND move coils, you are doing it wrong. ONE thing at a time.

sorry i added new plugs (platnum 2's) and i changed the coils around 1 to 2 and 2 to 1... I started it up the car ran like ass the first couple of start up's, it died right away then held the gas pedal halfway and then it started running so i drove it for like 2 hours and then nothing went wrong...

had similar issue. it was the small vacuum line hooked up to the air pump...look at the vacuum lines that run along your head from the back to the front and attach at the pump...there should be some rigid plastic line and a short rubber tube attaching it to the air pump...look for cracks and worn vacuum lines. could be it.

that vaccume pump is on the passenger side of the engine compartment on top right... i look today i hope the problem is just fixed...

Originally Posted by Fergie7907

sorry i added new plugs (platnum 2's) and i changed the coils around 1 to 2 and 2 to 1... I started it up the car ran like ass the first couple of start up's, it died right away then held the gas pedal halfway and then it started running so i drove it for like 2 hours and then nothing went wrong...

What brand platinum 2's? Did they have the 4 pronged tip?

The old ones had four prog bmw platnums i just got the platnum 2's cause they were in stock and they have 2 prongs on top instad of four...

oh yeah and the car drives perfect i don't know it could of been that stupid intake boot i replaced

Originally Posted by Fergie7907

The old ones had four prog bmw platnums i just got the platnum 2's cause they were in stock and they have 2 prongs on top instad of four...

Not one to nit pick on small issues, but the problem you had no doubt stemmed from the 2 prong plugs. The OEM ones use 4, you need to stick with that. Probably the car had to learn how to run with a less efficient "burn" in the cylinders, I'd be putting the 4 pronged ones back in there if I were you.