as you can see this has been a big problem for me that I am not convinced is fixed. I changed the coil pack on #3 and it went away for 3 months only to come back. What I would do is check the wires going to #3 and see if they are frayed. I ended up taking the connector apart and giving the wire a li...

it sounds very much like a drive axle. There are several posts about this but none as specific as yours. Do you feel any play in the right front? Either wheel or axle? Can you shake the tire in and out and feel a catch of any type?

drove the car today. no issues, not sure why or what I fixed by swapping coils #3 and #4 will follow up

thanks, I will check it warm tomorrow.

side note: auto zone said they can not get MAF sensor and the Denso plugs come pre-gapped at .040 and to not change them.

ok, I switched the coils and re-inserted the wires for the coils on #3 and #4 and drove for about 20 minutes and all went well. I had disconnected the battery so the CEL was off and did not come back on for now. i will drive it to work tomorrow and post any changes. Is there a way to get help on thi...

I agree, I will drain and flush after a couple of weeks. It makes sense to me that if I took out 3.6 quarts and put back 3.6 quarts and there is no leak it should be ok?

will do, thanks for the help on this and the trans

should I drop the pan and clean the screen? The instructions on this site say to disconnect the hose and run the engine until new fluid comes out. should i do that? The manual says this car holds 7.5 quarts of fluid. I guess the trans cooler holds about 4 quarts?

also, the wires I mentioned being stretched on #3 connector the orange wire is fine but the green w/ red stripe is about 1/4 inch shorter. if I look inside the connector the green one if farther away from the coil by that amount. I am getting ready to drive it after switching the #3 and #4 coils and...