ok so i was in a parade yesterday. and as soon as it was over, i got home and the car died when i pushed the clutch in to turn in my driveway. now it wont idle. i cleaned the iac out and still nothing. the only code i get is bank2 catalyst efficiency too low. nothing about idle. please help me

 

Disconnect the battery for 5-7 minutes to clear the KAM (Keep Alive Memory). That's where things like idle air and long term fuel trims are stored--it could be that the parade activity caused it to get messed up...

 

ok i did that...and still nothing...and when i give it gas it shutters and dies

 

Time to pull the spark plugs and see what they look like, or just go ahead an replace them--how many miles of the car, what sort of driving do you mostly do (short trips, around town, highway, etc.)?

Is the SES light on?

 

Cleaning IAC does not work all the time. I hate when people suggest to clean the IAC, if you could somehow search IAC threads with me posting in them, there are a lot of threads where someone cleaned the IAC, claimed it didn't work, spent more money & time on parts they didn't need, only to replace the IAC in the end....

 

+1 cleaning it did no good. bought a new one and it idles better than it did when i got the car

 

It's one of those "Do you feel lucky today?" things, I never recommend it except to say that "some have claimed to do it". The factory shop manual says:And that is my official position, while not dirt cheap ($65 to $90 at your FLAPS) they are cheap enough to not dick around with--YMMV...

 

have u check the plugs like everyone said, i had a huge problem like that , and my plugs were mest up lik a whole bunch