Q: Shaking with loud noise
I just replaced the variable valve solenoid and now when the car is started it shakes and has a loud noise. After i replaced the solenoid, i used my obd scanner to clear the code. I started the car and it was fine. After 5 minutes the oil lamp came back on so i scanned it again and it didn't throw any codes. Any ideas?
My car has 198000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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