Don't ya just love having time to work on your car? I wish I knew what that felt like, LOL.
I finally got a chance to take a look at it. Before buying a tech II, I figured I'd hook up the smoke machine, because the way it felt with no codes made me think it COULD be an air leak.
Sure enough, it is
. The catch is, I have no clue what belongs in the hole that's open ROTFL.
Front, passenger side of the intake manifold, at the base, just inboard of the front-most end of the fuel rail. Picture is looking down from the throttle body between it and the intake duct.
WTF is missing? LOL

I finally got a chance to take a look at it. Before buying a tech II, I figured I'd hook up the smoke machine, because the way it felt with no codes made me think it COULD be an air leak.
Sure enough, it is
Front, passenger side of the intake manifold, at the base, just inboard of the front-most end of the fuel rail. Picture is looking down from the throttle body between it and the intake duct.
WTF is missing? LOL
