Running rough... 3-4k RPM

[cossieturbo]

Hey mates. So if you have read my posts about the UUC Clutch kit under the transmission section then you might see something about a new running issue my car has. I have had the clutch on the street for days, but yesterday it started running rough as though it was missing and it is pretty bad at 3-4K RPM.

I checked the Coil and found the threads stripped on the connector (on coil). I pushed it on securely and things stayed about the same. Next I found number 2 Spark Plug Gallery with some oil in it. I cleaned it out. No change. I came back later to run it over to my friends shop (Bello Motorsport) and it started running better on it's own, but it's starting to run rough again.

I read that the Knock Sensors might be having issues and I got an error for such on my Scanner. New Plug Wires and Coil are on their way. I guess it's time to do the Knock Sensors too? The #1-2 Sensor has a crack outer housing, but I don't think that would cause it to die.

ANY THOUGHTS BLOKES?

cossieturbo

[cossieturbo]

Swapped the Coil and no change. next will be the plug wires, valve cover gasket, plugs and the Knock Sensors. I might get out of sorts and ditch the Bimmer for a Type-R or 04/05 WRX STI.


cossiturbo

new findings - I just went out in the dark with a light to get a better look at things and if you find the right angle one can see the rear Knock Sensor... So guess what mates? It is destroyed.

When the trany was removed for the clutch the rear Knock Sensor was whacked by the start being moved about. It is missing the bottom half. I highly recommend that you CHANGE THE REAR KNOCK SENSOR when doing the Clutch. You can reach it at this point without the Intake removal. Wish I had realized this earlier! See the bleedin things get old and brittle. They crack on their own, but this one just got roasted when it got hit. So now the Intake is coming off.

Here is where I found them at a great price.
http://www2.maximumautoparts.com/par...=null&dp=false

Anyone ever deal with maximumautoparts.com before?