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Topic #72951 6 posts Started by RIKDOG777
1997 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 LITRE ........MY QUESTION IS WHY WONT THIS CAR START ON ITS OWN??? IV'E REPLACED EVRY SENSOR YOU CAN THINK OF..IT WILL START WITH A PUSH FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT RUNS LOUSEY BURNS RICH AND MIS-FIRES CODE# ARE AS FOLLOWS... P0301 cylinder 1 misfire detected 2x....p0401 egr flow insuffecient detected 2x..... ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!
sounds like your egr is heading out or it might be clogged

2nd Gen 3s-gte.... It lives!97celiman"92-gt-quit making up random acronyms that dont mean anything. the only real acronym is JDM"
kindasad.gif COULD the catayltic converter be clogged?? A mechanic had mentioned this to me also>
QUOTE (Stambo @ Mar 28, 2010 - 1:04 PM) *
>sounds like your egr is heading out or it might be clogged

when you say start with a push do you mean another car pushes yours as you pop the clutch out?
if yes then that says to me that your engine is having a hard time breathing. whats your idle like?

This post has been edited by enderswift: Mar 28, 2010 - 3:39 PM
if its a push start not (jump start) then it would be your clutch switch.

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a clogged cat would be a feeling of major powerloss

2nd Gen 3s-gte.... It lives!97celiman"92-gt-quit making up random acronyms that dont mean anything. the only real acronym is JDM"