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  1. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Issue was coils. Idk how and I don’t get it. Needs a compressor. Shop was trying to recommend everything (comp, drier, exp valve, etc) but it doesn’t need it. Comp for sure, maybe drier. Everything else is practically brand new. It worked perfect last season; turned it off. Months later I...
  2. Mikey

    AC Compressor Differences/Issue???

    Bumping this as I’m facing this issue again, most likely. The 25 year old compressor from my coupe finally crapped out and I’m gonna need a new one. Due to the issues I had with Oreilly’s and RockAuto both last time, I’m a little weary getting a compressor from them. I *REALLY* don’t wanna get...
  3. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Unfortunately, it did not. It cleared up a little but it’s still running rough. Either I didn’t get all the carbon, pushed it further inside, or…. Idk. Probably needs seafoam or like a BG treatment to clean it out. Im almost $400 into the issue and still haven’t resolved it. I was originally...
  4. Mikey

    RedRyder's '06 E500 S211 Avantgarde

    LOL! Yeah, I’m all over. RHD Altezza, trucks, SUVs… I definitely want it to be v8 and RWD/AWD. I’ve not done the research to know if we got the 500 or not. I still love the 212 tho. I have no business owning a big v8 truck so I probably have no business owning a German either lol.
  5. Mikey

    RedRyder's '06 E500 S211 Avantgarde

    Oh boy… lol. As a wagon fan, a v8 fan, and an early(-ish) 2000s Mercedes fan…. I approve, lol. Curious to see how it turns out and comes along. Need more pics fo sho. My questions: • Are you keeping stock wheels or are replacements on the list eventually? Any ideas? • Why the Lamin-X tint and...
  6. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    EGR ordered. Should be here Thursday. Hoping I can get that swapped Thursday even real quick. May also give it a more aggressive thrashing while I’m there.
  7. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    169848 Well… we’re back on our bullshit. Didn’t drive it all last week just cuz and then yesterday I went to start it to take it to have the AC looked at and it was rough idling again. Went ahead and changed the rest of the coils. Issue still present. I guess next up is the EGR and if that...
  8. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Done. lol. IM back on. New “spacer to IM” gasket. TB back on. New IAT sensor. Reused old IM gasket and whatever that little trapezoid shaped thing is on the back of the IM. New IAT had an oring inside the plug. Had to remove it. Tightened it to “snug”. IM bolts scared me. One of them felt...
  9. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Day 2…. LOL. IM/TB gasket should be in town in a couple hours. Took the IM to work and used our parts washer. Also used carb cleaner, a wire brush, and a gun cleaning brush. I’m satisfied with how clean it is. Also cleaned the port on the head with carb cleaner and the gun brush as best I...
  10. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Tackling this today. A third of the way there. The IM side of the TB gasket was paper and it tore when I pulled the IM off. New one isn’t in town so I gotta wait. Gonna try and clean the IM out as best I can. Might mess with the EGR itself while I’m at it.
  11. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Not gonna do the 91 octane. I had been CEL free for the last several days. Even knocked out a few spirited, twisty drives on the way home and then today I got a CEL. P0401 - EGR. I keep getting at odd intervals but when I get one, the same thing is happening; I’m in D3 and I’m usually...
  12. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    THE SAGA CONTINUES!! The other week I replaced cylinder 4 coil. Went for a drive last night and dropped another one. Checked it this morning and found cylinder 2 coil dead. Just went ahead and bought a set of 6 from Oreillys. I just replaced cyl2 but I’ll wait and see if the other ones drop...
  13. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    169500-ish Unhooked the battery the other day for a couple hours to let it reset and relearn with the new coil. It was fine until I ran some errands and went a few places. At the third or fourth place I came out and went to start it and it starts and dies. It’s happened once or twice before and...
  14. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    169373 Fouled coil. Replaced. Still getting P0401 EGR code. Runs fine, just probably needs cleaned. Debating removing the IM and TB and actually gettin all up in there or just shooting some carb cleaner into the intake, LOL. Probably wouldn’t hurt to dismantle it all and clean it properly but...
  15. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Drove it around today and checked codes. Still getting random cylinder misfire code along with specific cylinder misfire codes (1,3,4,5,6), a vague P1399, and a new one popped up for the EGR; P0401. A fouled injector could piss off the EGR but so could a clogged cat. Been busy and haven’t...
  16. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Randomly started running rough today. Has oil (lol) but now a blinking CEL for P1399. I’ve had rolling random cylinder misfire codes for awhile but never a blinking CEL and it never ran like this. Plugs and coils are nearly new. It ran fine when I started it. Got about 1000 feet and the CEL...
  17. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Put my winters back on. Three of the four were ~20psi but one was damn near off the bead. They had been stacked on their sides, outside, under a cover. Put my summer wheels on my rack in my garage. Aired the winters up. Seem to be holding so far. Summer wheels need tires. Current ones are off...
  18. Mikey

    RR's '99 coupe EX-L

    Chris, any night/dusk pics of the new side markers? Still haven’t tackled that project on mine yet. Desi, I bought a PS pump off of either amazon or RockAuto and it was most definitely *NOT* $100. I wanna say right around $100. Maybe a little more. But definitely manageable. Chris, any hints...
  19. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Went to a junkyard this weekend. Was looking for an 0102 coupe bumper bracket, 97-01 CRV light grey leather headrests, and newer TL’s for RSBs. Found coupes but no brackets. Found dark grey headrests but left them. Found a TL-S but it had been hit in the rear. Nothing else really moving. Still...
  20. Mikey

    Rear Light Alarm Flash

    What would it take, realistically, to get the rear turn signals to flash with the keyless lock/unlock instead of the tail lights? I’ve seen some say it would be in a control module. Others have said it may just be a wiring thing. I don’t really know what I’m expecting or how easy I think it...
  21. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    That sucked a lot. But, I got it. Might’ve been poor quality but I’m pretty sure that’s the 2nd one on the driver’s front that I’ve replaced with this car in 3 years. I had my coupe 13 years and never replaced one once. Replaced both rear signal bulbs. The old ones worked but I wanted something...
  22. Mikey

    Mikey's 2001 Sedan EX

    Could’ve swore I posted something here about a new door keeper thing. The “hinge” jam or whatever it’s called. I replaced it, on this car, sometime in the past since buying it. Well, it crapped out again. Gotta buy a new one. #lesigh
  23. Mikey

    Auto Climate Control

    We have speed sensitive wipers! The Camry doesn’t even have that and it’s a 2012. The blower know has an auto setting. It blows as hard as needed until the desired internal temp is reached. So that’s blower speed. There is an AUTO button that makes the screen go blank except for the...
  24. Mikey

    Auto Climate Control

    I use the auto feature for the blower. I set the temp and then set the blower knob to auto. Just the other day was the first time I used the “auto” button. And honestly, I’m not sure how it differs. I felt like maybe the AC blew harder and colder but just barely.
  25. Mikey

    00 to 01 OEM fog-light bumper conversion install

    Bumping this for myself later. lol.

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