Badazzspydee
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I too did my first oil change on the "Pearl" yesterday. I first reviewed Lamonster's howto on jacking up the :spyder2:. I have a jack that looks identical to his and I followed his advice on where to place the jack. The :spyder2: lifted fine and I placed car ramps under the front wheels instead of floor jacks. Next I jacked up the rear end using my standard car jack. I placed a 4x4 timber under the rear tire and left the jack there also. I then reveiwed Lamonster's oil change shortcut where you take off a panel underneath and leave it off. I drained the oil tank and the engine block. I then removed the engine oil filter. As I looked for the transmission filter, seeing that the "Pearl" is an se5, I realized I would have to take off all the left side panels to get at this filter. That went fine. Getting to the right side bolt on the filter cap looked to be a challenge. I remembered reading a thread where someone drilled a small hole through the plastic support on the right side. I did the same and was then able to get at that bolt just fine. I replaced both filters and o-rings. At this point, I had to quit so I could take the wife out for her birthday supper. When we got back home, I decided to wait until this morning to finish up the oil change. Better to have a fresh mind and not make some silly mistake. So this morning I proceeded on. After putting in both drain plugs with new crush washers, I put in 3.2 quarts of Amsoil 10w40 synthetic. I then started the "Pearl" and checked for leaks. Everything checked out fine and the "Pearl" idled just like normal. I proceeded to put another 1.3 quarts of oil in the oil tank. I checked the oil level and it was right on the full line. So much for the actual oil change. I then proceeded to put all the side panels back on. The mirror even went back on without any trouble. In the end, everything was back in place and I didn't have any extra parts other than the bottom panel I had purposely left off. I removed the timber from under the rear wheel and then let the read end down. I placed my jack back under the :spyder2: and lifted the front far enough to remove the ramps. I then let the rest of the :spyder2: down.
At this point I was feeliing pretty good about having done my first oil change and not even saying any #$@%& words while doing it.
Now the bad part. I went to start the :spyder2: and the "Pearl" started to idle way high and die once the idle went down. The check engine light started to blink along with Limp Home. What the $%#@% now!! I did drive around the block to see if it would clear itself. No such luck. Back in the garage, I checked for error codes and found two, P2279 and P0106. The first code is an intake air system leak. Trouble shooting tip says to check for a cracked plenum intake or throttle body leak. The second code deals with manifold absolute pressure circuit range/performance. There could be a number of things wrong. Damaged sensor, circuit wires, problems with the emc. Tip says to make sure sensor connector is fully inserted. I had never disconnected any wires other than the mirror. I checked the one wire down by the engine oil filter but it seemed ok. I pulled the key and left for an hour or so. I hoped the computer would reset whatever may have happened but no such luck. Now the "Pearl" is headed for the dealer in the morning.
I have a question for Scotty. In another thread, Scotty stated that of his three :spyder2:, only one had gone into Limp Home mode and that was in the garage after an oil change. My question to Scotty is what did you find wrong at that time?
I know I have rambled on here, but this is my first issue with the "Pearl" in 4065 miles. I felt I was extra careful doing this oil change seeing that it was my first time. I really don't think I had done anything wrong but hard to believe in coincedences.
At this point I was feeliing pretty good about having done my first oil change and not even saying any #$@%& words while doing it.
Now the bad part. I went to start the :spyder2: and the "Pearl" started to idle way high and die once the idle went down. The check engine light started to blink along with Limp Home. What the $%#@% now!! I did drive around the block to see if it would clear itself. No such luck. Back in the garage, I checked for error codes and found two, P2279 and P0106. The first code is an intake air system leak. Trouble shooting tip says to check for a cracked plenum intake or throttle body leak. The second code deals with manifold absolute pressure circuit range/performance. There could be a number of things wrong. Damaged sensor, circuit wires, problems with the emc. Tip says to make sure sensor connector is fully inserted. I had never disconnected any wires other than the mirror. I checked the one wire down by the engine oil filter but it seemed ok. I pulled the key and left for an hour or so. I hoped the computer would reset whatever may have happened but no such luck. Now the "Pearl" is headed for the dealer in the morning.
I have a question for Scotty. In another thread, Scotty stated that of his three :spyder2:, only one had gone into Limp Home mode and that was in the garage after an oil change. My question to Scotty is what did you find wrong at that time?
I know I have rambled on here, but this is my first issue with the "Pearl" in 4065 miles. I felt I was extra careful doing this oil change seeing that it was my first time. I really don't think I had done anything wrong but hard to believe in coincedences.
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