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Topic subjectcar is crapping out on me
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122897, car is crapping out on me
Posted by normajean, Jul-01-06 05:57 AM
When I hit the gas my car stutters like its starving for gas. I would have to keep pumping the gas for it to finally kick in. Everytime I let off the gas and then hit it again it would do the samething. It progressively(sp?) got worse over time. I was told to put fuel injector cleaner in it so i tried that and it worked almost immediatley. The car ran perfectly fine. The next day when I tried to start the car up it did the same thing again. I then changed my fuel filter and that didnt work. Finally I took it to my mechanic. I told him i thought it was the fuel injectors but he said the fuel pressure was fine and that it didnt sound like an injector problem. He tried a bunch of other stuff but to no avail. I do have a custom turbo kit which has a leak in the ic pipe on my car and I suspect that maybe its the sfmu thats faulty, but the fp gauge is showing normal numbers. I honestly think its the injectors though. Any thoughts?(sorry about the horrible grammar and spelling)
122898, RE: car is crapping out on me
Posted by normajean, Jul-03-06 04:00 PM
somebody's gotta have an idea
122899, RE: car is crapping out on me
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Jul-03-06 04:35 PM
I think its possibly injectors. If you want to try cleaning them, take the car to a shop that actually has injector cleaner that runs throught the fuel system. Not that cheap add it to your gas tank crap. That shit hardly works longterm.

Or get a used set from a car being parted out for 30.00 and swap them in.

Make sure your tune up is up to date, if ot do that at the same time.

Terry
122900, RE: car is crapping out on me
Posted by totaleclipse_05, Jul-03-06 04:59 PM
Are the spark plugs ok? I had a similar problem as what you are stating and I took them out and they had pretty much no tips left on them.
122901, RE: car is crapping out on me
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Jul-03-06 05:03 PM
Spark plugs would not create a lack of vacuum.
122902, RE: car is crapping out on me
Posted by normajean, Jul-05-06 04:26 AM
thats what I thought....im going to try to get them cleaned.