Hey guys - it's been a while since I've posted here, although I read regularly.. Unfortunately the reason I'm here is because after 3 years of ownership I had my first mild heart attack when I got a CEL this weekend. My car is at 135,000km and while driving home from work Friday it showed up.
I scanned the code and it was p2070 intake manifold valve stuck open. I kept it off the road for a couple days while I researched what that meant. I now know more about what the ssv is and how much carbon can build up on it, the cleaning procedures, etc...The code has gone away after about 25km of driving but I have some questions.
The day this happened was probably about -15c, I can imagine this might contribute to a dirty ssv being stuck. It seemed to clear after some driving in around 0c temps. Does that make sense?
Despite the code going away I imagine the ssv is probably dirty anyways. I was preparing myself for a ssv cleaning but it would be difficult to perform in this weather. I could likely do it come spring, but would it make sense to try something like a seafoam in the meantime to help? Or should I really try to get the ssv cleaned asap? I'm not really sure of the effect of a dirty ssv other than rough idle and loss of power, both of which i did not experience.
To add to this I also have seen a coolant light on my dash but it quickly goes away about 10 seconds after starting the car. I also think that my driver side seat heater has stopped working. My 8 needs some tlc..
Just thought I'd get some thoughts on the situation, thanks!
I scanned the code and it was p2070 intake manifold valve stuck open. I kept it off the road for a couple days while I researched what that meant. I now know more about what the ssv is and how much carbon can build up on it, the cleaning procedures, etc...The code has gone away after about 25km of driving but I have some questions.
The day this happened was probably about -15c, I can imagine this might contribute to a dirty ssv being stuck. It seemed to clear after some driving in around 0c temps. Does that make sense?
Despite the code going away I imagine the ssv is probably dirty anyways. I was preparing myself for a ssv cleaning but it would be difficult to perform in this weather. I could likely do it come spring, but would it make sense to try something like a seafoam in the meantime to help? Or should I really try to get the ssv cleaned asap? I'm not really sure of the effect of a dirty ssv other than rough idle and loss of power, both of which i did not experience.
To add to this I also have seen a coolant light on my dash but it quickly goes away about 10 seconds after starting the car. I also think that my driver side seat heater has stopped working. My 8 needs some tlc..
Just thought I'd get some thoughts on the situation, thanks!
CEL and SSV
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