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Finally fixed!...P0172 Gremlin is back.... S70 1998

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posted by  TheBrickTank on  Sat Sep 22 18:30 CST 2018
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So after much whaling an knashing of teeth, the car let me stranded, so off to the shop it went as I had just had enough with it.

The reason for it leaving me stranded was that the coil had failed. That was a pricey fix, but at least it is now running.

While it was there I had then diagnose the P0172 code. Their diagnosis was that the intake manifold gasket was leaking. I didn't believe it, but they saved it for me like I had asked them to, and wow, I couldn't believe it.

Now I had replaced the PCV system two years ago, and part of the process is to replace the gasket since you have to take the intake manifold off to access the stuff underneath it.

Any ways, I need to post a picture of it so that you can see for yourself, but 1) I believe somehow I put it in backwards, and 2) some how it got folded over at one spot causing the leak. How this got folded over I do not know, but that is what caused the vacuum leak. What I have yet to figure out is why did this not show itself sooner. That is what I'm really trying to understand.

Anyways, there you have it. The car is now running great and I plan to drive the snot out of it.

Regards,

Matt
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1989 - 245, 1990 - 245, 1991 - 245, and 1993 - 245






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