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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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i agree i had some boschs plugs in my car and i week later they stupid light came back on. they told me to stick to motorcraft. and since then i havent problems.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Yes, get the car checked out at a shop, there is deffinitly somthing wrong. Oh, and no the Check Engine light isn't crap, the other day on the way home, I stoped and got 2 gallons of gas, got about a mile down the road, and it came on, pluged the tuner in, and it told me bank one and two is running too lean. "BAD GAS", anybody have any ideas on how to fix this. I'm trading in the car on Monday, but I don't want the damn thing trying to die whenever I turn over the key, after that, it's basically fine, although I can hessitate. I've already put a little octane booster, and fuel injector cleaner, any other ideas, so that the trade in value of my car doesn't go down, because I'm getting $3500 trade in for her.[:@]
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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i went to autozone and it's just showing cylinder 1 misfire now i'm about to go see what kind of plugs i got but it also said on their little sheet that it could be the fuel injector so i dunno but atleast the problem has dwindled down to just cylinder 1 any suggestions welcomed and thanks
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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i believe they were the autolite cheapies so if they are sh*tty i'm gonna raise some hell. i am just learning stuff about my car and how to work on it and i told the guy at autozone i needed good spark plugs and he gave me those...and i was pumped to find out that these were only 1.49/pc so like an idiot i purchased them. so do i need to change them all out?
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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i believe they were the autolite cheapies so if they are sh*tty i'm gonna raise some hell. i am just learning stuff about my car and how to work on it and i told the guy at autozone i needed good spark plugs and he gave me those...and i was pumped to find out that these were only 1.49/pc so like an idiot i purchased them. so do i need to change them all out?
Autolites are ok..check and make sure the wire to #1 isn't bad. Look for cracks or discoloration on the wire. If you see white spots, it's bad. Also check to see the wire is properly seated. Take the wire off the plug, and reinstall it. You should hear a distinctive "click" when it seats properly.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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dont mess with it get help from a prof.
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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dont mess with it get help from a prof.
Some ppl like to ask questions, and try to work it out themselves. It's called LEARNING...
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