rpms
94blklighting
06-28-2003, 09:08 PM
Sorry i put this post up before about tune ups.
OK my Car starts up idles at 2k then drops to 1.5k then will hover between 2 and 1.5 then when driving will drop to a little under 1k thats where it should be but drive it a little more and come to a stop it will drop in between 1k and 400 and hover there. I Checked for vacuum leaks and could not find any. I think i just need a tune up because i have lost about 100 miles of gas mileage because i usally get 350 miles to a tank. If you guys think its something else please tell me. I got 164000 miles and i changed my spark plugs when i bought it.
OK my Car starts up idles at 2k then drops to 1.5k then will hover between 2 and 1.5 then when driving will drop to a little under 1k thats where it should be but drive it a little more and come to a stop it will drop in between 1k and 400 and hover there. I Checked for vacuum leaks and could not find any. I think i just need a tune up because i have lost about 100 miles of gas mileage because i usally get 350 miles to a tank. If you guys think its something else please tell me. I got 164000 miles and i changed my spark plugs when i bought it.
RockinWRX
06-28-2003, 09:23 PM
Might be the o2 sensor is bad. That controlls the injector mixture at idle and cruise speed. Sounds like it failed on the rich side. Get someone to test it for you...:bigthumb:
94blklighting
06-28-2003, 11:57 PM
who can i get to test? any auto shop?
RockinWRX
06-29-2003, 12:17 AM
Any auto shop should be able to test it , yes.:bigthumb:
94blklighting
06-29-2003, 08:31 PM
How hard is it to change out the o2 sensor in the cat
KrNxRaCer00
06-30-2003, 12:46 AM
this is way off topic...
but its RPM, not RPM's...
sorry, but think about it RPM is an acronym for "RevolutionS Per Minute"
therefore...no s needed:bigthumb:
sorry, its not a needed post, but stilll...:lol:
but its RPM, not RPM's...
sorry, but think about it RPM is an acronym for "RevolutionS Per Minute"
therefore...no s needed:bigthumb:
sorry, its not a needed post, but stilll...:lol:
RockinWRX
06-30-2003, 04:17 AM
Originally posted by 94blklighting
How hard is it to change out the o2 sensor in the cat
Depends on whether you wish to try this yourself and are pretty handy. They sell the socket to fit O2 sensors at any autoparts store. Its a special socket which will fit over the sensor itself , but has a slot in the side the wire(s) will fit through.You'd never get a closed socket over the sensor , for obvious reasons.
How hard is it to change out the o2 sensor in the cat
Depends on whether you wish to try this yourself and are pretty handy. They sell the socket to fit O2 sensors at any autoparts store. Its a special socket which will fit over the sensor itself , but has a slot in the side the wire(s) will fit through.You'd never get a closed socket over the sensor , for obvious reasons.
B16EJ1
06-30-2003, 10:17 AM
That's why they made regular wrenches.
whtteg
06-30-2003, 10:14 PM
Originally posted by RockinWRX
Depends on whether you wish to try this yourself and are pretty handy. They sell the socket to fit O2 sensors at any autoparts store. Its a special socket which will fit over the sensor itself , but has a slot in the side the wire(s) will fit through.You'd never get a closed socket over the sensor , for obvious reasons.
I have one of those and I find it to be too short and it damages the wires on the top of the sensor, try using a boxed end wrench, it works much better.:bigthumb:
Depends on whether you wish to try this yourself and are pretty handy. They sell the socket to fit O2 sensors at any autoparts store. Its a special socket which will fit over the sensor itself , but has a slot in the side the wire(s) will fit through.You'd never get a closed socket over the sensor , for obvious reasons.
I have one of those and I find it to be too short and it damages the wires on the top of the sensor, try using a boxed end wrench, it works much better.:bigthumb:
RockinWRX
07-01-2003, 04:09 AM
Originally posted by whtteg
I have one of those and I find it to be too short and it damages the wires on the top of the sensor, try using a boxed end wrench, it works much better.:bigthumb:
Most cars , such as DSM's , don't have room to put a box-end wrench over the sensor. Thats why the socket was made. I've never had a problem with the socket. If the wires were damaged , you did it wrong.
I have one of those and I find it to be too short and it damages the wires on the top of the sensor, try using a boxed end wrench, it works much better.:bigthumb:
Most cars , such as DSM's , don't have room to put a box-end wrench over the sensor. Thats why the socket was made. I've never had a problem with the socket. If the wires were damaged , you did it wrong.
config
07-01-2003, 11:01 AM
Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00
this is way off topic...
but its RPM, not RPM's...
sorry, but think about it RPM is an acronym for "RevolutionS Per Minute"
therefore...no s needed:bigthumb:
sorry, its not a needed post, but stilll...:lol:
Lol, you have brought so many little things to my eyes in the past month I cant even count anymore. Knowledgable man = you :bigthumb:
this is way off topic...
but its RPM, not RPM's...
sorry, but think about it RPM is an acronym for "RevolutionS Per Minute"
therefore...no s needed:bigthumb:
sorry, its not a needed post, but stilll...:lol:
Lol, you have brought so many little things to my eyes in the past month I cant even count anymore. Knowledgable man = you :bigthumb:
RockinWRX
07-01-2003, 02:37 PM
Originally posted by config
Lol, you have brought so many little things to my eyes in the past month I cant even count anymore. Knowledgable man = you :bigthumb:
More like ....... Picky Bitch = him :loser:
Everybody says RPM's.....ask any racer. Does he know anything about CARS????:rolleyes: English teachers don't make good mechanics and vice-versa.....:biggrin:
Lol, you have brought so many little things to my eyes in the past month I cant even count anymore. Knowledgable man = you :bigthumb:
More like ....... Picky Bitch = him :loser:
Everybody says RPM's.....ask any racer. Does he know anything about CARS????:rolleyes: English teachers don't make good mechanics and vice-versa.....:biggrin:
config
07-01-2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by RockinWRX
More like ....... Picky Bitch = him :loser:
Everybody says RPM's.....ask any racer. Does he know anything about CARS????:rolleyes: English teachers don't make good mechanics and vice-versa.....:biggrin:
Hahah you just owned him :iceslolan
More like ....... Picky Bitch = him :loser:
Everybody says RPM's.....ask any racer. Does he know anything about CARS????:rolleyes: English teachers don't make good mechanics and vice-versa.....:biggrin:
Hahah you just owned him :iceslolan
KrNxRaCer00
07-01-2003, 04:40 PM
haha...i kno, i am jus picky.
but i do kno my share about good ol' automobiles...
ur rite tho, most of the time ppl say RPM's, but i dunno, im jus one of those ppl who gotta say things correctly. its like the guys who try to explain to me why they say they have intake headerS exhaust on their car when its an I4. they' say it sounds better?
hehe...sigh...i am a picky bastard...
but i do kno my share about good ol' automobiles...
ur rite tho, most of the time ppl say RPM's, but i dunno, im jus one of those ppl who gotta say things correctly. its like the guys who try to explain to me why they say they have intake headerS exhaust on their car when its an I4. they' say it sounds better?
hehe...sigh...i am a picky bastard...
RockinWRX
07-01-2003, 04:45 PM
Originally posted by KrNxRaCer00
haha...i kno, i am jus picky.
but i do kno my share about good ol' automobiles...
ur rite tho, most of the time ppl say RPM's, but i dunno, im jus one of those ppl who gotta say things correctly. its like the guys who try to explain to me why they say they have intake headerS exhaust on their car when its an I4. they' say it sounds better?
hehe...sigh...i am a picky bastard...
Those guys are just dipshits. But everybody says "rpm's" Picky is OK , as long as it goes into your car.....:bigthumb:
haha...i kno, i am jus picky.
but i do kno my share about good ol' automobiles...
ur rite tho, most of the time ppl say RPM's, but i dunno, im jus one of those ppl who gotta say things correctly. its like the guys who try to explain to me why they say they have intake headerS exhaust on their car when its an I4. they' say it sounds better?
hehe...sigh...i am a picky bastard...
Those guys are just dipshits. But everybody says "rpm's" Picky is OK , as long as it goes into your car.....:bigthumb:
whtteg
07-01-2003, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by RockinWRX
Most cars , such as DSM's , don't have room to put a box-end wrench over the sensor. Thats why the socket was made. I've never had a problem with the socket. If the wires were damaged , you did it wrong.
Sorry but I did not do it wrong, the socket is too short for the sensor! Can you comprehend that?:thefinger
Most cars , such as DSM's , don't have room to put a box-end wrench over the sensor. Thats why the socket was made. I've never had a problem with the socket. If the wires were damaged , you did it wrong.
Sorry but I did not do it wrong, the socket is too short for the sensor! Can you comprehend that?:thefinger
RockinWRX
07-01-2003, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by whtteg
Sorry but I did not do it wrong, the socket is too short for the sensor! Can you comprehend that?:thefinger
Theres also more than one O2 socket length. Because the early style O2 sensor are shorter than the newer types. I have the longest size. Never had a problem...
:thefinger ......right back at ya.
Sorry but I did not do it wrong, the socket is too short for the sensor! Can you comprehend that?:thefinger
Theres also more than one O2 socket length. Because the early style O2 sensor are shorter than the newer types. I have the longest size. Never had a problem...
:thefinger ......right back at ya.
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