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So! Update time.
Turned out an evap hose under/near the intake manifold was just unplugged. The shop owner said he just got in there and reconnected it with needle nose pliers; it was a tight fit and he doesn't seem to think it could have come out on its own.
Probably put 60 miles on it since then. No more CEL or limp mode (so far).
Also no more "knock/rattle" sounds coming from the passenger side engine bay (which I thought was vacuum pump). That said; it wasn't consistent to begin with.
Anyway. Back to the evap hose... He seems to think someone tampered with it. My guess is whoever the previous owner was had some aftermarket performance stuff on the car and just swapped it all back to factory when they sold it, and forgot to reconnect the hose, I'm guessing.
Just to make sure; I put my whole ass on the gas pedal on the way home yesterday and to work this morning just to kind of "make sure."
Anyway. This is a fun car as it is stock (I'm well beyond my "gotta go faster than fast" phase). I can't wait to do some aesthetic mods to it!
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