where is my bap sensor?!?! on the firewall? i have a pic of it
whats that sensor on the drivers side by the egr/fpr with two hoses coming out of it and a connector?
recap car runs fine cold. when it gets to normal operating temp it craps out after a few minutes. i cannot get it to rev past 2500 rpm without it backfiring/crapping out. when it craps out on me it is very hard to start. sometimes it doesnt want to start at all, but after a cooling off period it starts right up. i disconnected the exhaust system and still the same (so while it was off i blew it out with a shop vac). all the plugs looked normal, but i changed them anyway. i changed the iac sensor, and switched fuel pressure regulator with one from a crown vic. i think the cat is a bit abnormally hot. i checked the vacuum with a gauge and it was normal at idle. i will pop the codes later, and must check timing. oh yeah, i dunno if its just me but it seemed to run a bit better with an o2 sensor taken out of its housing. the rack and power steering pump is shot. can this have anything to do with it. i also hear a lil pinging when i shut the engine off, but i cannot remember if it always did it or not.