sped up, switched lanes, thjen IT happened!
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sped up, switched lanes, thjen IT happened!
im so sad. i was driving normal about 45mph on residential street...minding my own business and smoking a stogie, i changed lanes...then my car felt like it had a tremendous force holding me back...then i can hear my motor start to putter..i tried to gas it a little to see what happens, but it seems like its lacking power...and wen i am at a red light with my breaks in, i can feel that my car is ''jumpy'' or twitchin...if i had an exhaust, my car wouldve sound like a wrx! can any u guys help me on this situation? my guess is a dead cylinder, or timing problems...oh yeh, forgot to mention, i cleaned my engine today with some GUNK...does that affect anything? thanks!
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Maybe its your car telling you not to smoke cigarettes in it.
Edit: Sorry, I couldnt come up with anything intelligent.....or maybe that was intelligent
Nevermind.
Jordan
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Originally Posted by na4now
Maybe its your car telling you not to smoke cigarettes in it.
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Jordan
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Originally Posted by jdmtruong
...oh yeh, forgot to mention, i cleaned my engine today with some GUNK...does that affect anything? thanks!
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nah, no check engine light is on...can this be water or anything getting into my spark plug wires? i basically cleaned my whole engine bay and things and used very minimal water...any suggestions what i should do?
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i say check the distributer or in english terms cap and rotor if you get alittle water on that it can make a difference that happen to my crx si when i had it like 5 years ago check to. see if you can see moisture or water in there
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Originally Posted by jdmtruong
so nothing serious right? if i dried it and everything it would run good again?
Gunk works very well and I use it often, just be careful where you use it and mask off areas. I use plastic shopping bags to wrap around fuse box, tps, etc..
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hey..thanks man. ill make sure ill do that next time . thanks a lot guys.
Originally Posted by Pearlpower
You should be fine. I would not continue to drive it until fixed . Focus on the spark plugs (remove them and dry) and then the dist cap. Compressed air will make things much easier than trying to fit dry rags into the little spots.
Gunk works very well and I use it often, just be careful where you use it and mask off areas. I use plastic shopping bags to wrap around fuse box, tps, etc..
Lee
Gunk works very well and I use it often, just be careful where you use it and mask off areas. I use plastic shopping bags to wrap around fuse box, tps, etc..
Lee
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