Going through exactly this right now. See post 27 and onward:After purchasing the car, I have spent the last 3 months to bring the car back 'up to new'.
Interior is all cleaned extensively, repainted, re-dyed, and/or replaced with new, the roof parts are aligned, and all squeaks are taken care of.
Exterior wise, the front bumper is repainted, rear parking sensors installed, and only some small dings need to be taken out, I hope that will work by the paint-less push method.
The engine runs strong in most cases, but I got 2 issues left, for which I should like to get some background information before I bring it to the 'Indy' for the final work I am not able to do:
1. After connecting the battery (this after a 2 day disconnect with the steering wheel out) the engine ran very rough for 2 minutes, and threw an engine light before it settled in a smooth idle.
Codes were only related to rough running (P0300, P0304 and 030), and are certainly not the cause, merely the result.
However, upon further checking, I found the bracket for the tumble flap broken, for which I did still NOT receive the P2006 code.
The engine runs fine, sometimes a slight rough start-up idle, and it seems not to make a lot of difference in which position I stuck the tumble flap mechanism (closed / open / half).
How is this possible?
2. As some others, the car has a slight pinging upon (hard) acceleration from low revs.
Seems to occur more pronounced with the tank less then 1/2 full (with highest grade available).
Can the garage check the fuel pressure easily (I cant get the reading on Torque Pro), and will that be an indication for pump / filter / other?
Thanks,
E.
PS. Car is up for the 105.000km / 65.000mls service.
http://www.slkworld.com/2499282-post27.html
Just ordered a new OEM manifold off eBay for $510. Not jerking around with this stuff anymore.
