Q: I took out a performance chip that was in a car I had just bought. Now I am getting codes po 135 ,po 161 . Would removing that chi
There was a performance chip in my car when I bought it . I had it taken out. Now my car runs rough and idles rough, it smells of fuel with something else that I can't identify. Is there any connection with the chip being removed . The OBDII codes were po135 141,155,161 and 1132,1152.
My car has 141000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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