Re: Trouble Code P0505 -- What the heck did i do?

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 23:24:55 EDT


Them plugs suck... get them out... (bro had some, car ran like crap as well)
Stick with autolites
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Tim Berry
Chesapeake, VA
97 CC, 4x2, auto, 318
Best 1/4: 13.50@101.91
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> I changed the sparkplugs in my truck from some nearly fouled regular Bosch
> copper plugs to Bosch Platinum +4's.
>
> Immediately after starting the idle is steady but the whole truck vibrates
> much more than normal and you can hear the vibration in the sound of the
> engine and exhaust. It's not necessarily bad sounding, but waaaay
different.
>
> It seems to be drivable and the trouble code is for the following: Idle
> Control System Malfunction
>
> What does this mean? Could it be a plug not seated properly, or maybe i
> inadvertantly dropped something into a cylinder or what? (those were my
only
> thoughts)
>
> I have the 4.7 with coil on plug... all the coils are seated properly as
> well as the clip-in coil wires. I pulled two plugs and reseated them and
> they looked fine. Is my computer just weirded out by the big difference in
> plugs?
>
> Sean
>



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