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Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

 
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Old Jul 8, 2010
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Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

My car has a blinking Check engine light when I push on the gas. It has a very low and puttering Idle. It has like no power to it, when I push on the gas it putters and it takes me pretty to get going fast. There is almost like a lack of air sound coming from somewhere near my air intake.
I got 6 different codes when I got it checked.
P0122 TPS
P0113 IATS
P0301 cylinder 1 misfire
p0302 cylinder 2 misfire
p0304 cylinder 4 misfire.

It sounds/feels like there isn't enough air getting in somewhere.
Suggested that there is a vacuum leak in the intake manafold.

Can someone please help me!!! Thank you!
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Re: Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

id say headgasket. is there any blue or white smoke coming from the tailpipe?
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Re: Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

No, there is no smoke coming from anywhere. I've played with every type of wiring I could think of to see if anything changes, but there still wasn't any sign of what it could truly be.
Sadly, I'm a girl that is in the beginning stage of trying to learn how to fix my own car and learning about it, so I don't even know exactly what the head gasket does!!
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Re: Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

the head gasket is a gasket between the block and the head, i asked if there was blue/white smoke because if that had a leak in it than white smoke would be caused by the burning of coolant, and blue smoke is burning oil.

have you checked your oil, if its kinda milky looking then its prolli your headgasket.

also check your coolant to see if its low

misfire's are not good if you drive with one too long you could crack your head and that would just cause big problems.

you said it sounded like theres no airflow, have you looked in your airbox to see if mabye a big leaf or bag is clogging the filter? dont know why that would cause those codes but im just goin by what you were saying.

well im no mechanic but i hope that helps!
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Re: Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

A blinking check engine light means major misfire within the engine. You are having serious issues and should get it looked at A.S.A.P. DO NOT continue to drive the car this way unless you plan on buying a new engine. I'd even go as far as getting it towed to someone that can thoroughly check it out. It could be from as simple as a new throttle body to needing a whole new engine I cannot stress enough NOT to drive the car under those conditions!!!

This is probably not the result of a head gasket, but rather something electrical.
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Re: Blinking CEL, puttering/no power

first try new spark plugs, and maybe a different throttle body too. tps and iac are both throttle body sensor errors. could also be a problem with ignition components like distributor cap/rotor. its hard to figure out without first replacing the basic tuneup parts. the main problem is the misfires you need to solve first. its not likely that a vacuum leak will disable the car, altho it certainly wouldnt help.
 
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