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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Apr 23, '06 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) ![]() |
well,i bought Chinaman's celica two weeks ago, and it's just been running worse and worse since i got it. rough idle, poor acceleration, just horrible engine performance all around. friday night it threw the Check Engine light and later it would barely move. i found myself literally "flooring" it to get moving at all. so today i decided to borrow a friends tools, change my plugs, wires, and fuel filter and ....Voila! problems solved. runs great now. very strong, no hesitation, no bogging down, smooth idle too! And No more Check Engine Light.
![]() I used NGK wires, and NGK Laser platinum plugs, and a Napa (Wixx) Fuel Filter. tomorrow i will hopefully change the cap,rotor,pcv valve, valve cover gasket with a friend, along with the CV shaft (never done that). Erich |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 25, '06 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) ![]() |
Sounds like the car was not kept up to date poor maintenance is REALLY common on 'most' used cars. I would say before you change your valve cover gasket or any other major gaskets run seafoam through your motor it'll also tell you where you have bad gasket leaks its better to get all those things done at once.
![]() PS: Also run some FI cleaner. ![]() -------------------- "To Protect And To Serve The Wealthy" -POLICE
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