[V8] idle/driveability problem solved

urq urq at pacbell.net
Sat Apr 8 17:05:47 EDT 2006


... great to hear that you've gotten it solved!  By any chance have you had 
any recent steering rack work?  If the tie rods are installed upside down 
they can break the cap when you hit a bump ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

> Did not see anything but I had enough frustration and went to the
> dealer. Run into a good mechanic and he tells me he removed the cap and
> it had a crack in it.
> Charged me just 1 hr labor.So the stupidity is that I never removed the
> black cover from the cap or else I would have noticed it myself .Drove
> the car home, put in the old cap and voila ! I remember one of you
> mentioned the exact same problem.




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