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Trey
it sounds like this could be an issue with your Oxygen Sensor. Can you
smell petrol while at a stop light?
smell petrol while at a stop light?
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Allen
103,000 miles, engine has developed a "surge" while accelerating. Sometimes
it will go nice and smooth, others it will speed up, die-off, speed up
repeatedly while accelerating. New plugs about 12,000 miles ago, injector
cleaner "Sea Foam" through the fuel tank about 5 fill-ups ago. That seemed
to help a little but it is right back doing the same thing again.
Does this car have a wastegate that needs to be lubed? Any suggestions
will be appreciated, I am not really wanting to go to the dealer having just
plunked down $800 for a timing belt change.
it will go nice and smooth, others it will speed up, die-off, speed up
repeatedly while accelerating. New plugs about 12,000 miles ago, injector
cleaner "Sea Foam" through the fuel tank about 5 fill-ups ago. That seemed
to help a little but it is right back doing the same thing again.
Does this car have a wastegate that needs to be lubed? Any suggestions
will be appreciated, I am not really wanting to go to the dealer having just
plunked down $800 for a timing belt change.
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Allen
103,000 miles, engine has developed a "surge" while accelerating.
Sometimes
it will go nice and smooth, others it will speed up, die-off, speed up
repeatedly while accelerating. New plugs about 12,000 miles ago,
injector
cleaner "Sea Foam" through the fuel tank about 5 fill-ups ago. That
seemed
to help a little but it is right back doing the same thing again.
Does this car have a wastegate that needs to be lubed? Any suggestions
will be appreciated, I am not really wanting to go to the dealer having
just
plunked down $800 for a timing belt change.
Trey said:it sounds like this could be an issue with your Oxygen Sensor. Can you
smell petrol while at a stop light?
No, it seems to run pretty clean and gets about 24.6 MPG combined
city/highway. When things are just right it runs like a scalded ape with
nice smooth hard acceleration. Other times it is just balky all the way up.
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Scott C
My 2000 also had this problem, the dealer put in new software, no charge,
fixed it right up. My car actually stopped running when at idle sometimes
(2x), I told the dealer this, I think it was a safety issue then, and it was
fixed for free.
sc
fixed it right up. My car actually stopped running when at idle sometimes
(2x), I told the dealer this, I think it was a safety issue then, and it was
fixed for free.
sc
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Allen
Thanks Scott, I will look into that. I do not see the engine stopping at
idle though. I will call my dealer today (100 miles away in Dallas.)
idle though. I will call my dealer today (100 miles away in Dallas.)