problem when flooring it. 4th and 5th
10-23-2009, 11:16 PM
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problem when flooring it. 4th and 5th
i've noticed when i floor it or give it a lot of gas like when getting on the onramp there is a little bit of a hesitation or kind of a small jerking over and over again till i let off the gas. it's fine normally driving it tho. also it might do it in lower gears but dont remember or notice. any ideas?
10-23-2009, 11:26 PM
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Change your plug wires. To check them I used to run the car at night with hood open and would usually find an arch of electricity somehwere 
Also clean your mass air flow sensor. Buy actual MAF cleaner because alchol can leave residue behind. Do you get a CEL? more information would be helpful...
Also clean your mass air flow sensor. Buy actual MAF cleaner because alchol can leave residue behind. Do you get a CEL? more information would be helpful...
10-24-2009, 11:07 AM
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I am having the same problem too. I think its my fuel maybe my stock injectors or my 10 year old fuel pump, but others seem to think is either coils or wiring. I swear I feel like I change all my coils once a year.
10-24-2009, 01:05 PM
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First thing I would do is replace the plugs and wires to see if it fixes it. It's cheap and seeing as you just bought the car, this is always a perfect thing to do right away. You never know how long they have been on /in there. I would almost say fuel filter before fuel pump but I am a bit of a noob myself at some things. I always start with the cheapest fixes, and those are typically things that need to be changed anyways.
10-24-2009, 01:23 PM
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change plugs...it would cover a few issues...
when my car was acting like this, i had a cracked intake manifold, but the crack was so small i couldnt actually see it...but it was dumping coolant on top of my spark plugs...by changing the plugs you can cover bad plugs, and cracked intake all at one time
make sure you torque the plugs to 13ft-lbs...no more, no less...VERY important on these cars
when my car was acting like this, i had a cracked intake manifold, but the crack was so small i couldnt actually see it...but it was dumping coolant on top of my spark plugs...by changing the plugs you can cover bad plugs, and cracked intake all at one time
make sure you torque the plugs to 13ft-lbs...no more, no less...VERY important on these cars
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