Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:32:59 GMT From: "Spyderman" <buzzoffnopsamfyourbusiness.com> Subject: Re: Help! My engine just started to run real rough and....
Pretty weird theory but hey, I'm not a mech/tech. The loss of power and rough idle pushes me mostly towards the theory of O2 sensor. I checked the SAABnet and the symproms appeared similar. We'll see. "Spyderman" <buzzoffnopsamfyourbusiness.com> wrote in message news:W1Yxa.202401$w7k.51021nopsam04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com... > I like your theory about the O2 sensor. It just happened without a warning > and it really seems as thought eh mixture is way off along with a loss of > power. > > > "B&D" <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> wrote in message > news:BAED9907.36857%NO_SPAMnopsamCOM... > > On 5/18/03 6:41 PM, in article > > iDWxa.201905$w7k.11097nopsam04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com, "Spyderman" > > <buzzoffnopsamfyourbusiness.com> wrote: > > > > > Not that much: > > > > > > Abbot Racing ECU upgrade > > > Bruellen Exhaust Free Flow > > > K&N Filter system > > > Abbott Racing Intake Pipe > > > Abbot Racing Sterring brace VRK > > > Eibach Suspension and other little nick nacks. > > > > > > The car was running awesome for the past year on these changes. I was > > > pushing about 267hp. What are your thoughts? It is running very very > rough > > > and the engine shakes a fair bit. > > > > Just wondering - I don't think that is outrageous - but sometimes highly > > tuned cars aren't noted for longevity. 1 year to a problem seems kind of > > soon, though. > > > > I would check the obvious suspects first (oxygen sensor, ignition system, > > and so on) before getting worried. I had a car (Nissan Maxima) that was > > sometime running rough when cold, and the power seemed kind of low - when > I > > took it in, I found out the ignition coils were faulty, got them replaced, > > and suddenly the car runs better than I had it, new! > > > > > >
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