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similar thing happened to me a couple of years ago... tore the car apart, cleaned the egr, etc... turned out to be the coil packs (about $35 each at autozone - car has two). no problems since!

same thing happened to me 2 years ago... flashing cel... car would run fine then suddenly crap out from out of nowhere... etc... it got so bad that i had to take the car off the road for a month! after endless diagnosing it turned out to be the coil packs! i replaced both of them and the car has...

i can't complain... i had a 323 that made it to about 250k with no major problems (till it died) and my P5 is approaching 130k with nothing all that serious, except for the from wheel bearings.

just got back from the shop... took them almost 3 hours to complete the job, but it's done and rolling smooth for the first time in months! total cost for labor was $260, not too bad... still disappointed i couldn't do it myself, but life goes on...

well, after another unsuccessful go at it (i broke my breaker bar and my favorite ratchet) i decided to bring the car to a local shop tomorrow morning! i've had the car for nearly 6 years (120k miles) and never have had to leave it anywhere to be worked on! needless to say i'm expecting to get...

Well, I got 80% of the way on my own... I wanted to just bring the knuckle to a local shop, but I can't get past the friggin ball joint for the life of me!!! Everything else went smooth as can be, but that ball joint... grrr.... Anyone have any suggestions - OR - live local and willing to lend a...