i believe the spectre is a oiled filter as well. the oil may be fouling the maf. take the maf back and tell them its not working.

 

found this on the 507. may want to test the intake air temp sensor as well.

A vacuum leak
Leaking air intake after the throttle body
EGR leaking vacuum
A faulty positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve
Damaged/failed/dirty throttle body
Failed EVAP system
Failed IAC (idle air controller) or faulty IAC circuit

 

^lol yeah it was my cat, anyways now having problem with Throttle position sensor, idles at 1.5k tried to reset ecu still idles bad, im taking it into a shop cause im tired of fing around with it. however this car is freaking fast, not sure about the stock cat, but my after market cat it working great. had TONS of fun for the first time since i bought it, now im committed to easy driving. would love to sit in a z28 now ahhhhh FAST!!!

 

I had a misfire code in my car and the heated oxygen sensor code was present as well. I changed the plugs and wires but went one step beyond and changed the coil packs and ICM/ECM underneath as well. The misfire code was gone, as well as the heated oxygen sensor code, ran somewhat smooth but still had to tow it home due to a rather odd knock which I thought was a bad lifter. Turned out to be a bad bearing on the crank. The engine overheated, cracked a head so dex-mud and water got in the motor and that was that.

 

ouch, sorry to hear that. My engine does not knock and runs pretty damn strong without a hic-up, for 149k. doesn't leak oil and doesn't lose coolant. i would say im lucky but chevy vehicles have never let me down yet

 

i removed the pcv yesterday and it rattles is that normal?

 

yah if you shake it theres a ball in there thatll rattle. there cheap enough, pick up a new one next time your at the parts store.

 

for sure, i plan on getting even the little'est of parts no matter what, because this way i know what ive installed and in the long run will know when i installed them. buying a used car isnt always the cheapest way, but hey i got the camaro ive always wanted so i dont care.

 

I think I might know whats going on with high idle, on my egr valve it is turned differently then all of the pictures ive been looking at. would a improperly turned egr valve cause high idle????

 

here are some pics

first pic of EGR looks different on other 3800's not sure why, when on autozone even a picture of the egr valve, the connector is showing more turned toward the front of the engine.



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and here is a picture of a sensor that looks like it may be missing a vac line