Misfires and flashing CEL

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Originally Posted by safesaxbdd

Thanks - I will try to clean out the TB/plenum and intake. I did notice a slow leak develop overnight from where the bell housing is, sadly, so may be toast.

I wouldn’t rule out the engine being toast just yet. The rms could have been in it’s way out undetected and the failure just made it worse. I looked at the post jake raby made about the two modes of failures and from everything you’ve described minus the rms, sounds like failure mode 1.

When mine failed it was actually a combination of the two modes he described. It whined really loudly, tons of smoke, ran like junk, no CEL but my seals were okay. I had just replaced the rms two months prior to its failure.

Personally I think it’s well worth pursuing getting that leak fixed and trying to get it back on the road, if you’re inclined to get your hands dirty.