So here is the story...
1 1/2 Months Ago I have the Spark Plugs and Fuel Filter Replaced (tune up)
About 2 weekas after, I hit a rather large piece of wood in the streed that rubbed up againt the exhaugst. I found out that it shatter the 02 sensor in the back as well as displaced the muffler of the rest of the pipe.
Maybe about two weeks later, I noticed that the idle would not stay steady at all. I turn up my system and then the idle bounces low as hell. So I stop playing it for a while.
A Day after, the car starts to stall when I come to a red light or a stop. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't...but it starts right back up. I went and bought fuel system cleaner and filled the tank with the usual 93 just incase it was bad gas. Still no change.
I thought it might of had something to do with that s*** i hit in the road. So i brought it to my mechanic. He said it did knock out the o2 sensors and dented in the resonator. I ordered an OBX cat back and had him install that with the new 02 sensor.
Car still does the same thing, he can't figure it out. At this point I thought it could be a misfire or some kind of issue with the fuel so I took it to autozone yesterday. Three (ODB II) came out:
P1400
P0600 >
P0141 :\
I knew about th 02 sensor, but the other ones scare me a little bit. In the same day, I found the EGR solinoid (i hope) and took off the tube, didnt find any cracks...I'm not sure how to test the vaccum part but i will try it when i have time. As far as the tranny and Ecm code i'm not sure what to do. Two months ago I had sent a used cluster to Import Plus to install glow needels. They work fine, the guages works fine. After ready posts on here I decided to switch it to my old guage. Car was wrking for about 20 minutes fin and then it started again. I thoguht it may be the AVN 6620 I tapped to the speed sensor so I too that off..still no changeds (I thoguht this would be pointed out more if I had a P0500 codes, but everytime I searched for a
P0600, people were trying this. IF anything, i hope its the EGR solinoid causing that or something.
Last night, the car dies at an intersecrtion. I go to start it and it has that weird sound of a dying starter. Went to try it a few more times still didn't work. Waited about 15 minutes and the car would not crank at all. When I turn the key, the lights come on, you hear a click but no cranking.
So I beleive the starter is gone...
Egr solinoid is causing my big issues
and the tranny and ecm can't communicate
When the car does shut down (in drive) and I bring back up the OD light blinks alot of freakin times which I assume was the tranny going into safe mode? ANy talk about tranny on a car scares me so what should I do?
I mean, just replace the solinoid and the starter? And just to be sure on a 97 SE, which one is the solinod. Looking in the Haynes, it points to the one right next to the tranny dipstick but I've heard some people say the green one which is near the manifold...Please help..I'm gonna go buy an 06' Altima if this car makes me spend another $500 on it..