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Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:08 pm
Holy Cow! That sucks. I got back to this thread because I found my issue yesterday.
I had both of my (there's only two) bolts for the EGR valve come off of my intake. They'd been working their way out for a while, with the idle getting worse and worse. Yesterday, the car died at the stop sign, then the stop light, then coasting to the next stop sign, etc. I fiddle for quite a while in some persons driveway. What sucked most was that I was racing to the edge of the fog so I could see the solar eclipse. The fog was too big for me and I didn't make it to the edge. So I missed the eclipse and had broken engine repairs for a couple hours. Well both bolts had slid out, one was gone, the other, just hanging in there. That was a huge vacuum leak, letting air in where the EGR valve gasket would go. I stumbled upon it, was trying to see if the valve could be lifted up by finger when I found the whole thing was loose on the intake. Not much room for a hand, but I had a tiny socket in the car and put the one bolt back on to hold it in place. That reduced the leak enough to run and idle again, so I took it to OSH and let it cool off. I pulled the bolt out again, bought a matching one and some washers, then installed it in the parking lot. Now, the EGR valve is connected as it should be, working, and the intake leak is gone, so my idle is stable again finally!
I missed the Eclipse and have to wait 7 years for the next one. I did fix my idle and EGR. Now, you shouldn't have to wait 7 years for your issues to get resolved, but man, that sounds bad. Overheating and melted parts/ wires... that is just terrible.
Get a lawyer friend quick. No messing around with your agreement/ threat. Make it all legit and plan for the worst case (battle in court) starting yesterday. Yes, plan to be screwed, hope for them to resolve it, don't let too much time go by while you hope they'll fix it. Timing will matter I think. The more chances you give them, hoping you'll be happy in the end, will likely result in them being less and less liable, to a point where you'll just be screwed and it's too late for justice. I mean, get a lawyer now I guess. I don't think it costs too much to retain one and have them help send and write the threatening letters/ agreements.