Got a 97 sidekick that developed a very rough idle. Warmed up the vehicle, ran fine, about a mile down the road started to idle real rough. feels like it is not running on all 4 cylinders cause there is a definite loss of power as well.
History:
New timing belt about 1yr ago,
Replaced distributor orings at same time and they made a line/mark on the dist. which has not moved or slipped.(Im assuming the timing is good but have not checked with a light)
New spark plugs 3mo ago
New wires and dist cap/rotor 4mo ago(I am assuming it is not these also)
Did a Obd2 scan
The only codes that came up were :
Pending P0400 Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow and
Stored P0400 Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow
These I already new about, this is an old problem that I have not got around to fixing yet and Im pretty sure It is the EGR passages need to be cleaned out. So I guess whatever is causing the rough idle is something that would not cause a code to be stored. Tell me cause I might be wrong, that would rule out plugs, wires, cap and rotor , right? They should set a misfire code I thought.
The freeze frame data from the scan gave me this info which maybe a suzuki technician can make more sense of for me.
DTC for which freeze frame was stored--P0400
Fuel system 1 status ---------------------- Open loop, due to driving conditions
Fuel system 2 status ---------------------- Not supported
Calculated Load value----------------------- 12.16%
Eng Coolant temp----------------------------185 deg F
Short term fuel trim-------------------------0.00%
Long term fuel trim--------------------------2.34%
Intake Manifold Abs pressure------------6.20 inHg
Eng RPM----------------------------------------1537
Vehicle Speed Sensor----------------------29.83mph
I had a spark plug wire come loose once and the eng behaved very similar but all plug wires are tight this time. I am leaning towards a fuel injector ? What does Open Loop mean on Fuel system 1? Is that normal? Hopefully one of you can help me... Thanks
Moatmonster