Yet another freakin problem...

green944 · 04-09-2003, 08:02 PM

Well.... now for some reason the car is running like absolute crap. I started it up tonight and thought that the idle was a little low but started driving it. Anything after about 1/4 throttle, the car backfires, stutters, hesitates and basically loses all power. Once you let off and it is under 1/4 throttle, it revs fine. I found this is more at lower RPM's. Once the engine is reving over about 3-3500 RPM you get get into about 1/2 throttle before it starts acting up. Once home, I got under the hood and you can really hear a hollow bogging sound and the smell of Raw fuel is pretty bad. I am taking it from that that it is spark. WOuld this be the coil? DME? Any ideas?
Thanks

Scott R · Scott R's Garage

Check the action and movement of the AFM, sounds like the spring went out and the barn door is not openeing correctly.

mattdavis11 · 04-10-2003, 06:59 AM

Have you rinsed the engine compartment lately? Just curious.

green944 · 04-10-2003, 07:20 AM

One thing I hadn't thought of, thanks Scott, I will check that out.

Matt, nope haven't done any cleaning under there lately.

green944 · 04-10-2003, 02:02 PM

Talked to a mechanic friend of mine and he said that this may be caused from the timing belt skipping a tooth. I replaced the belt about a month ago and it is getting close to retensioning time.
What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks