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Old 05-17-09, 03:10 PM
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i've already search btw...last night when i was about to leave my moms house, i started my car than it started to stall (it was raining), once i drove it and warmed up it drove fine. today i started the car than of course it started to stalled again, i took off the TPS and used compressed air to blow but didn't clean it w/ any cleaner, also tried to adjust it but doesn't seem to matter. when i drove it, it was making the thud, thud, thud, thud sound throughout the rpms. do you guys think it could just be the spark plugs and wires? any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: actually it was more of a hesitation not stall, i also checked the spark plugs and all the gap seems fine except for the #6 (which was at 33 but i done fixed it)...

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start with the simple stuff. Try cleaning the maf first.
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bump...anyone else?
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Rough / low idle? has the car died on you at all esp when warm? cranks, no start condition? does turning the car off and restarting it a few times correct the problem at all? stumbles on acceleration?

experiencing any of these issues? let me know so we can narrow it down
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solved it! it just needed a almost full tune up (spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor), also bought a fuel filter but couldn't get it off due to an almost strip nut so i was like ***** it. i also cleaned the maf and iac w/ maf cleaner that i bought at autozone and got the free $20 card and bought the Z MAX oil/fuel cleaner... good thing it wasn't anything worst than what it is....
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good to hear you got that solved. Mines doing the same thing now im in the middle of replacing my vavle cover gasket
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