Restricted Performance and Misfires (Sad in Chicago)
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Could you have disturbed the electrical connections at the engine coolant temperature sensor?
If you can please post all of the diagnostic trouble codes that are present that will help us see the full picture.
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How is your coolant level? Could you have disturbed a valley coolant hose while replacing the knock sensor, initiating or aggravating a leak? You can look down between the air intake elbows to see if coolant is leaking in the valley.
Could you have disturbed the electrical connections at the engine coolant temperature sensor?
If you can please post all of the diagnostic trouble codes that are present that will help us see the full picture.
Cheers,
Don
Could you have disturbed the electrical connections at the engine coolant temperature sensor?
If you can please post all of the diagnostic trouble codes that are present that will help us see the full picture.
Cheers,
Don
P0300,01-08, P1313, 1314,1316 and P1000
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Sounds like you have misfires in 6 of 8 cylinders and excess emissions codes resulting from there. Leaking valve cover gaskets can cause misfires if oil leaks down into the spark plug wells. I would remove all ignition coils and see if the spark plug wells are flooded. If they are siphon any oil out and replace all spark plugs/clean coil boots. You will also need to replace the valve cover gaskets but I agree with the previous poster, overheating rarely causes this. I fear if overheated for too long you may have head damage. A compression test while the plugs are out may be worthwhile but first things first.
As far as the overheating/leaking the two hoses that run under the intake manifold and plastic thermostat tower are known leak points. The water pumps in these cars also had plastic impellers so these could fails as well if not upgraded. The octopus hose behind the engine is also a failure point. Lastly I once had the same overheating problem in my XJ8 even after replacing all these parts, turns out the cooling fan fuses were blown. Check these as well (30 amp fuses).
As far as the overheating/leaking the two hoses that run under the intake manifold and plastic thermostat tower are known leak points. The water pumps in these cars also had plastic impellers so these could fails as well if not upgraded. The octopus hose behind the engine is also a failure point. Lastly I once had the same overheating problem in my XJ8 even after replacing all these parts, turns out the cooling fan fuses were blown. Check these as well (30 amp fuses).
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I asked earlier about your coolant level - is it low? Could you have air pockets in the cooling system? Was the engine coolant temperature sensor disconnected?
If one of your valley hoses is leaking coolant, it could be dripping on electrical connector PI1 on the bulkhead behind the engine. The ground referenced by all 8 coils/ignition modules passes through that connector, and any added resistance could cause misfires in multiple or all cylinders.
Cheers,
Don
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If these DTCs were not present prior to replacing the knock sensor, you have to suspect they are caused by something that was disturbed during your work or was not properly reassembled.
I asked earlier about your coolant level - is it low? Could you have air pockets in the cooling system? Was the engine coolant temperature sensor disconnected?
If one of your valley hoses is leaking coolant, it could be dripping on electrical connector PI1 on the bulkhead behind the engine. The ground referenced by all 8 coils/ignition modules passes through that connector, and any added resistance could cause misfires in multiple or all cylinders.
Cheers,
Don
I asked earlier about your coolant level - is it low? Could you have air pockets in the cooling system? Was the engine coolant temperature sensor disconnected?
If one of your valley hoses is leaking coolant, it could be dripping on electrical connector PI1 on the bulkhead behind the engine. The ground referenced by all 8 coils/ignition modules passes through that connector, and any added resistance could cause misfires in multiple or all cylinders.
Cheers,
Don
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