The video on the expansion plugs, were they showing plugs that go into the cylinder head with the intake manifold off? There are secondary air injection plugs in the cylinder head. They are removable for cleaning purposes. But if you have a Launch scan tool, that is a pretty capable scan tool. And with this code (P0411), there should be a live data PID for the "Secondary Air Injection Pressure sensor". Going through the live data PIDs for the engine computer with it running you should be able to see if there is a pressure reading for that sensor. It might be labelled (AIR) pressure sensor as well. But see if there is a data PID that reads "Desired" and "Actual" for that sensor. The Launch is a decent scan tool. The Desired is what the engine computer is expecting to see according to its programmed and learned values. The Actual is what it is actually seeing, if there is a difference, that would be why the code is setting.
When you did the intake manifold cleaning, did you remove it from the engine and check the intake valves and intake runners in the cylinder head? Thats how you would see the carbon build up that happens with GDI direct injection systems. It gets so bad it's almost unbelievable.
Here are some causes that will set that code. The code is an "Incorrect Flow Detected" code, it's not a circuit code or performance code. So, I would check those data PIDs and if they're not what they should be, consider getting a look at the cylinder head intake ports.
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 AT 2:46 PM