HELP!!
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From: Louisiana
HELP!!
my car started acting funny yesterday. It hesitates and becomes real rough when in low rpms in a higher gear. I can hear it in the exhaust too Also, if i give it much throttle it does the same thing. It's completely fine cruising down the highway at 2k rpm in 5th. I tuned it back to stock with the predator and need to know what to do. I was thinking possibly the fuel filter or a plug or somthing... could this also be a MAF related issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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From: Washington
I don't have any experience with the predator tunes, but if you changed the tune, and then this started happening, I would put that down as the problem.
Have you checked the codes? has it thrown any? How much have you driven it? for a missfire code to throw a cylinder has to miss a pre determined number of times.
Also, just out of curiousity, where did you get gas from last? and what octane did you pump?
Have you checked the codes? has it thrown any? How much have you driven it? for a missfire code to throw a cylinder has to miss a pre determined number of times.
Also, just out of curiousity, where did you get gas from last? and what octane did you pump?
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3rd Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 554
From: Louisiana
I don't have any experience with the predator tunes, but if you changed the tune, and then this started happening, I would put that down as the problem.
Have you checked the codes? has it thrown any? How much have you driven it? for a missfire code to throw a cylinder has to miss a pre determined number of times.
Also, just out of curiousity, where did you get gas from last? and what octane did you pump?
Have you checked the codes? has it thrown any? How much have you driven it? for a missfire code to throw a cylinder has to miss a pre determined number of times.
Also, just out of curiousity, where did you get gas from last? and what octane did you pump?
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Washington
Yessum, I've ran into this problem before. The car will adjust itself, or at least it did in my case, and I know I've gotten the same feedback from other people.
Mine had bad hanging RPMS and a messed up idle, when you pressed the clutch to shift the tach would sit there for a few seconds before responding. The guy drove it for a week until the next weekend when I could take another look at it and the problem was gone. I have also heard a few times a custom tune will fix this problem instantly.
It's like if you hit the rev limiter, the car purposely idles poorly.
Ford service manual - "Let the car idle for 10 minutes, and return to customer"
These cars are remarkably good at pulling themselves together, as long as the problem isn't obviously getting worse, or throwing a code.
Mine had bad hanging RPMS and a messed up idle, when you pressed the clutch to shift the tach would sit there for a few seconds before responding. The guy drove it for a week until the next weekend when I could take another look at it and the problem was gone. I have also heard a few times a custom tune will fix this problem instantly.
It's like if you hit the rev limiter, the car purposely idles poorly.
Ford service manual - "Let the car idle for 10 minutes, and return to customer"
These cars are remarkably good at pulling themselves together, as long as the problem isn't obviously getting worse, or throwing a code.
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From: Louisiana
Thankyou for the replies. I assume by COP you mean "Coil On Plug" Anyone know where I can find some instructions on how to change them??? I'm kinda new to doing my own work..