Car RPM fluctuates and doesn’t go over 2000 when it’s on the freeway and when it’s been driven for a 10 to 20 minutes.
Hello everyone,
I was involved in a five car accident about a month ago which crushed the
radiator and the trunk of my car, the engine was left intact. After I replaced
the radiator and it’s fans the car worked just like it always had. Starting a
week ago I was driving in the freeway and suddenly noticed that the RPM’s
didn’t go over 2000, and if I tried to force it it’ll just fluctuate at that number,
I’ll have to note that the car doesn’t die if I let go of the gas. When this
happens I just stop on the side of the road and restart the car, this seems
to fix it.
I took it to AutoZone for them to check the engine light and go the following
error codes.
P0171 – Fuel System Lean (Bank 1)
P0131 – O2 Sensor 1/1 Voltage low
P0340 – No Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Failure
P2097 – Downstream Fuel System ½ Rich
P0457 – Loose Fuel Cap Condition:
P0456 – EVAP System Small Leak Detected
The vehicle had the EVAP error for some time now (about 6 months before
the crash), I replaced the Fuel cap but it didn’t fix it.
The car exhaust also throws a lot of smoke that smells like gas of
something like it, but only does it after a long drive
It also starts very strong when I turn it on. I’ve owned this car for four years
and it never died on me until recently.
I’m a broke ass college student (I won’t be driving a Bi-Color crashed neon
if I wasn’t…) so I rather diagnose/fix it myself and not take it to an
expensive mechanic. Please help because traffic is horrible where I live
and having a car with this issue is difficult and I also don’t want it to die
when I need it the most.
Thank you.