2001 chevy Camaro v6 . check engine light blinks
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2001 chevy Camaro v6 . check engine light blinks
I have a 2001 Chevy Camaro V6 base model with 3800 Series 2 motor. Not long ago they had a rough idle and died on me while I was driving I recently changed out the spark plugs and spark plug wires and ignition coil packs. She fired right up but now my check engine light is blinking on and off I have no idea what to look for or what to do because I don't have the proper scan tools to find out if there's something else wrong I have the little code reader puller from AutoZone but it doesn't pull anything it's just the check engine light keeps blinking does anybody have an idea of what this means?
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I think i screwed it up
When i did the plugs i didnt connect the wires right cause the way the coil packs sit. So i had to find the wiring schematic for it and fixed it. Since then my light is doing the blinking. Sum things i read its the egr valve or the emissions sensor im stumped cause idk what to do
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There should be a code. Most parts stores will tell you the code for free or for $15 you can buy a OBD2 blue tooth ELM plug from amazon and down load an app to your phone and have a very powerful scanner.
Random miss fire code opens the door to a lot of possible problems, what you would like to see is a miss fire on a single cylinder like miss fire cylinder 5. If you get the cylinder number miss fire you can move parts one at a time to see if the miss fire follows.
The reason the check engine light blinks is because the miss fire is allowing raw fuel into the cat and it it could damage.
Once you know the code let us know because without the right tools this becomes a process of elimination and the process for random miss fire is completely different then a numbered miss fire.
Random miss fire code opens the door to a lot of possible problems, what you would like to see is a miss fire on a single cylinder like miss fire cylinder 5. If you get the cylinder number miss fire you can move parts one at a time to see if the miss fire follows.
The reason the check engine light blinks is because the miss fire is allowing raw fuel into the cat and it it could damage.
Once you know the code let us know because without the right tools this becomes a process of elimination and the process for random miss fire is completely different then a numbered miss fire.
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