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Ok I was driving to work today and went to go blow by someone so i could get off of the highway and when I put the petal to the metal the car seemed to gain no power and kinda made a funny noise like the engine was bogging down or somthing. I had this problem before like 3 or 4 months ago but it never happend again till today. It only does it when I hit about 3.5-4 rpms and above. Anyone have an idea on what this could be? I thought it was the spark plugs before and the engine was just misfiring so I had switched them out. Hopefully it goes away like it did before but I'd still like to fix it. Any advise would be greaty appreciated.
Haha, I was gonna ask you if you were a '99 than I noticed your name! Remove all your coilpacks and carefully inspect them. If you see a small Mitsubishi emblem on them you need to toss them in the trash and get some Hanshin ones.
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My CEL light is always on. I have a rear 02 sensor code and like 2 ghost codes I know of but I havnt checked them in a bit. Hopefully the problem I recieved today threw a CEL code. Always a good source of information. I'll check again tonight.
The coil packs.... ha never really thought to check those.
If the ghost is the KS, your performance is already down. If your TB is also dirty, you're lucky to pass an 80's Civic. Bad coils may or may not throw codes, but you have issues that are probably also costing you in fuel mileage.
Fix your $hit!!! Come back with any questions & how you did....
my 98 maxima is loosing gas mileage also. It was made in canda so everything is metric. I used to get 550km to a tank now i'm at 450km. Right now the only cel is for egr flow malfuntion. I plan to buy a new one(egr valve) from auto zone and change it. I had 07544 but it went away.
This sounds a lot like a problem I have, my car gets really shaky below 1,500 in anything but 1st gear, and if I give it more than 1/2 throttle above 3,000 it doesn't go any faster, just makes a lot of noise and rumbles. I'm getting a Cylinder 1 miss-fire code, I just replace the Cylinder 1 coil-pack because it as miss-firing about 1 1/2 years ago. Any ideas, or do I just need to change the coil-pack again?
Are you all using at least 91 octane gas? If your car is running rough it's a good idea to put some Lucas Fuel Treatment in your car before spending more money on trying to fix a problem.
If that doesn't help, it could be the coil packs, the sparkplugs may need to be changed, or it could be the knock sensor. When any of you gun it does your SES/CEL flash on and off? Or is it already on?
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If that doesn't help, it could be the coil packs, the sparkplugs may need to be changed, or it could be the knock sensor. When any of you gun it does your SES/CEL flash on and off? Or is it already on?
Hey guys,
I just found this thread looking for a problem im having, and it sounds pretty similar.
My CEL came on a few days ago. Threw the codes: Cylinder 6 misfire, Ignition circuit something (i forget exactly), and Knock Sensor. I pulled out the coilpack and spark plug on cylinder 6 and it was sparking fine, but intermittently it idles rough (along with lack of power)
Also, my CEL does flash when the RPMs get up there....what does that mean??
I havnt had the problem since that morning ride to work. It's hard for me to tell what it is if it only happens like 1 or 2 times a year. I always run Premium Gas in my car after the knock sensor mishap. It was weird though because when I slowly accelerated there was no problems and the car ran smooth. When I punched it thats when I would get the pdddddddd puttering feeling. The car didint really shake or anything though it just seemed to bog down but only after like 3.5 or 4 rpms. Is there a possibility that this could be a failing fuel pump? Sometimes when I go to turn the car on it take like 4-10 seconds for it to turn over sometimes.
I havnt had the problem since that morning ride to work. It's hard for me to tell what it is if it only happens like 1 or 2 times a year. I always run Premium Gas in my car after the knock sensor mishap. It was weird though because when I slowly accelerated there was no problems and the car ran smooth. When I punched it thats when I would get the pdddddddd puttering feeling. The car didint really shake or anything though it just seemed to bog down but only after like 3.5 or 4 rpms. Is there a possibility that this could be a failing fuel pump? Sometimes when I go to turn the car on it take like 4-10 seconds for it to turn over sometimes.
FYI - I do have a new knock sensor in the car.
It can be your MAF because you can't get your car past 4000 RPMS If that's what It's doing.
i dont have enough posts evidentally to start a new thread so, here goes.
i sort of have the same problem as the OP.
i have a 96 maxima. about a month ago it started hesitating when i would accelerate and kind of choke and go then choke and go all the way through the rpm range.
i changed the fuel filter and the plugs. its not throwing any codes. its still sputtering and seems to be getting worse. at idle, it drops 200 rpms for a split second then jumps right back up and it does this every 3 or 4 seconds.
i thought it may be the tps going, but its not throwing any codes and usually tps sensors will only fk with the idle.
its getting to the point where the car wants to die, i have to blip the throttle sometimes to keep it going at idle.
i really hope its not coil packs because theyre damn expensive.
anyone have any clues? what would the cause be if this problem has been getting progressively worse?
ive also noticed its not as bad within the first couple minutes of being at operating temp.
I just found this thread looking for a problem im having, and it sounds pretty similar.
My CEL came on a few days ago. Threw the codes: Cylinder 6 misfire, Ignition circuit something (i forget exactly), and Knock Sensor. I pulled out the coilpack and spark plug on cylinder 6 and it was sparking fine, but intermittently it idles rough (along with lack of power)
Also, my CEL does flash when the RPMs get up there....what does that mean??
Not sure if this sounded familiar to anyone, but just in case it did:
All I had to do was replace the coilpack and the plug on cylinder 6 and the problem was solved. I guess the msifire caused the knock sensor and ignition ciruit codes to signal. I had the codes cleared and they haven't been back since....
try to check vacuum leaks, i had the same problem when i installed an oil catch tank. I had some vacuum leaks that would mess with the idle.
Also, i recently had a problem where the car would dip under 500rpm when stopped and i would have to hit the gas to keep it from stalling. It kept getting worse over the week, so i kept it parked and it didn't start up. So, i swapped out the starter and now it gives me no problems. it doesnt drop when idlin' anymore, so does your car have any problems starting up?
all of this sounds way too similar...occasionally when im coming off from a dead stop my exhaust or something starts to do this popping/hesitation. and there will be very little throttle response..then it started doing it at around 40mph itll just randomly choke almost..now i hav an obd1 so i dont think i can check codes..
is it spark plugs?
does it have something to do with my resonator being deleted??
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