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Nightmare2012 · 11-29-2014, 03:37 PM

So I took my camaro SS to work this past week (2 hour drive one way) and on the way over there everything went smoothly. Parked it for the week and used my dually that was already over there. On the way back everything was going great for about 1.5 hours of the trip home, but the last half hour my car started jerking and bucking really bad and when you even pressed the gas pedal the car felt like if it was in limp mode, so I baby it all the way home. I got home and figured it was misfiring so I changed out my spark plugs/wires and my o2 sensors. I also realized that my catch can was disconnected from my intake manifold so I reconnected everything nice and snug, started it up and it still has a rough idle and it still feels sluggish. I'm about to do a start up and log it to see if that shines a light at anything any suggestions on what it could be? Thanks for the help.

KGL35 · 11-29-2014, 04:46 PM

cats may have collapsed

Nightmare2012 · 11-29-2014, 04:48 PM

Let me post up my mods H/C/I/E no cats and downstream o2s deleted.

Nightmare2012 · 11-29-2014, 11:41 PM

Just as a update found the fix ground wire had come into contact with header and melted off used same gauge wire to solder together and fixed the issue.

62nalide · 11-30-2014, 01:19 AM

Glad you fixed it bro!

Todd in Vancouver · 11-30-2014, 01:47 AM

Glad you were able to fix it.

Just a note to anyone who reads this for reference. When dealing with electronics in any of the newer cars I always advise my guys in my auto repair shops to first check and clean all grounds before you spend your time and money chasing issues. Its amazing how many cars we fix with this simple process when trouble shooting vehicles.

11-29-2014, 03:37 PM	#1
Nightmare2012 come find out;) Drives: stockish 2012 camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: speed county Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Help me troubleshoot So I took my camaro SS to work this past week (2 hour drive one way) and on the way over there everything went smoothly. Parked it for the week and used my dually that was already over there. On the way back everything was going great for about 1.5 hours of the trip home, but the last half hour my car started jerking and bucking really bad and when you even pressed the gas pedal the car felt like if it was in limp mode, so I baby it all the way home. I got home and figured it was misfiring so I changed out my spark plugs/wires and my o2 sensors. I also realized that my catch can was disconnected from my intake manifold so I reconnected everything nice and snug, started it up and it still has a rough idle and it still feels sluggish. I'm about to do a start up and log it to see if that shines a light at anything any suggestions on what it could be? Thanks for the help.

11-30-2014, 01:19 AM	#5
62nalide Drives: 2013 SS Join Date: May 2013 Location: DFW Posts: 4,102	Glad you fixed it bro! __________________ https://frankensteined.net/ Martin@Frankensteined.net

11-30-2014, 01:47 AM	#6
Todd in Vancouver Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,538 View My Garage	Glad you were able to fix it. Just a note to anyone who reads this for reference. When dealing with electronics in any of the newer cars I always advise my guys in my auto repair shops to first check and clean all grounds before you spend your time and money chasing issues. Its amazing how many cars we fix with this simple process when trouble shooting vehicles. __________________ Todd in Vancouver '14 ZL1 Camaro '67 Camaro SS Pro-tour in process How hard can it be... Check out my other build http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/9...ject-Obsession

11-29-2014, 04:46 PM	#2
KGL35 Drives: 2011 RS/SS Join Date: May 2014 Location: St. Albert, Alberta Posts: 108	cats may have collapsed

11-29-2014, 04:48 PM	#3
Nightmare2012 come find out;) Drives: stockish 2012 camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: speed county Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Let me post up my mods H/C/I/E no cats and downstream o2s deleted.

11-29-2014, 11:41 PM	#4
Nightmare2012 come find out;) Drives: stockish 2012 camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: speed county Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Just as a update found the fix ground wire had come into contact with header and melted off used same gauge wire to solder together and fixed the issue.