Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 22:49:39 GMT From: Derrick 'dman' Hudson <dmannopsam13.dyndns.org> Subject: Re: rough engine, no power
On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:47:23 GMT, Dave wrote: > Did this happen "all at once"? Car ran great, parked it overnight, ran like > crap the next morning and ever since? Or is it more "car has been harder > and harder to start lately, doesn't idle right, now it stalls sometimes at > stoplights..."? It happened all at once, while driving. > Could be any of about 4,000 things. Naturally :-). [snip really good info] > Replacing the air filter is kind of a bitch... do a search of this > newsgroup for my email address, I recently posted instructions and > don't feel like repeating myself. Yes, I printed your detailed explanation two weeks ago (right before break) when I asked specifically how to get to it. No problem not repeating it in this post. Sometime in the daylight I'll check the underside of the car and see if maybe it isn't easier taking it out the bottom. [more really good info] > If the car has >100K miles and hasn't had the injectors replaced, > they might need it. Dirty/worn/clogged injectors are a common > source of rough idle and/or poor performance. You can check the > spray pattern; find a helper and use a trouble light to brightly > illuminate the injectors... the helper makes things go a lot easier > and faster. Replacing the injectors is something I haven't heard of before as typical maintenance. (well, I haven't heard of it at all, but that's not necessarily saying a whole lot) I'll try putting some injector cleaner in the gas tank before I go for replacements. (I'll try the filters first, too, of course) > If you don't know how to do this, consider buying the Bentley > manual, about $70 MONEY WELL SPENT. Is Bentley comparable to Haynes and Chiltons or to Helm? In other words, is it a short "generic" overview type of manual, or a detailed specifically for a given year manual with lots of exploded view diagrams and the like? > Good luck. Remember, eliminate the simple and inexpensive things first. Thank you very much. The information you provided is exactly what I wanted. Thanks also for the price estimates. I like to have an idea what something is going to cost before deciding to do it or before going to the store and spending the money. Its interesting, too, that the parts seem fairly consistently twice as much as the ones for my Ford. ($7 for fuel filter, $22 for spark plugs and distributor cap and rotor) -D -- A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in. --Kim Alm, a.s.r www: http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/ jabber: dmannopsam13.dyndns.org
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