 Car idles weird, plus power loss!! |
 Mar 7, 2008 - 11:14 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Apr 24, '04 From S. Cali Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
My car has been acting up lately. Usually in the mornings when i start my car the idle is rough and my car sounds almost like subaru. That lumpy boxer exhaust tone. Usually it goes away when the car is warm but lately its stuck around a lot longer. I also experience quite a bit of power loss when the engine is like that. Then when it starts to warm up, the engine will idle normally but then it will have these brief drops in rpm...it shakes the whole car.
Any ideas of what this could be? Timing? Plugs? I tried fuel injector cleaner...worked for like a week then it went back to its old ways ***UPDATE*** Well i changed the ignition wires and everything is perfect! Thanks again for the advice. This post has been edited by Davesceli: Apr 1, 2008 - 1:34 AM |
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Mar 8, 2008 - 8:58 AM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
whens the last time you did a tune up?
IE: plugs, wires, cap, rotor? -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Mar 8, 2008 - 10:09 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
clean the throttlebody and idle speed control motor.
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Mar 8, 2008 - 12:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
sounds like a bad plug wire but a full tune-up wouldnt hurt
This post has been edited by LewFX: Mar 8, 2008 - 12:22 PM --------------------  |
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Mar 8, 2008 - 2:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 21, '08 From york pa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
tune IT up 
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Mar 9, 2008 - 10:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '04 From S. Cali Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
any idea what the cost of parts for a tune up would be...a lil short on cash at the moment
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Mar 9, 2008 - 10:26 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 2, '08 From Scotland Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Plug leads, rotor arm, dizzy cap and clean the throttlebody and idle speed control motor.
If the parts sound weird, I'm a Brit 
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Mar 10, 2008 - 11:32 AM
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Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
QUOTE(Davesceli @ Mar 9, 2008 - 11:23 PM) [snapback]651177[/snapback] any idea what the cost of parts for a tune up would be...a lil short on cash at the moment all the parts i mentioned will run you ~100 or less. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Mar 10, 2008 - 7:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '04 From S. Cali Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sweet!! Thanks for the info everybody.
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Mar 10, 2008 - 8:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 18, '08 From Houston Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
QUOTE(frisp @ Mar 9, 2008 - 10:26 PM) [snapback]651179[/snapback] Plug leads, rotor arm, dizzy cap and clean the throttlebody and idle speed control motor. If the parts sound weird, I'm a Brit a "dizzy" cap? lol, WTF is that? hahahah~ How did it get that name? -------------------- QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 6, 2010 - 6:16 AM) Via FB: fcuking awsome!!! D-man FTW! QUOTE (DEATH @ Nov 11, 2008 - 5:40 PM)  Damn D-Man - most impressive. QUOTE (99GT @ Nov 14, 2008 - 4:04 PM) D-Man's post should be a sticky QUOTE (samir0189 @ Nov 4, 2008 - 10:50 AM) LOL, oh boy, you can always count on D-Man for ridiculously hilarious posts. |
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Mar 10, 2008 - 8:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
dizzy=distributor
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Mar 10, 2008 - 8:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 9, '06 From Ma Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Before you do your tuneup [still do it, but this will foul the plugs, so don't waste new plugs] run a can or two of Seafoam through the engine.
IMO don't waste it on the fuel tank or oil, run the whole thing through the intake. --------------------  |
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