Engine Problems
i3o2Matt
04-18-2004, 08:25 PM
ok here's what happened like an hour ago:
my car just sat for about a week...and my car doesn't like to sit for extended periods of time...i should have thought about it before i went on vacation...anyway...i turned it on 2day and it sputtered so i had to rev the engine a lil to keep it alive...it drove fine all day, but this evenin...i went to get gas (it sat with a half a tank for the week) and on the way, it was strugglin to get up to speed BIG TIME...the engine knock got a lot louder and sparratic, and whenever i would press on the gas, the temp gauge would go up, when i would let off, the temp gauge would drop, and so i baby'd it all the way to the gas station, which was about a 1/4 mile up the road...i turned it off right away and propped da hood to cool off da engine...the engine seemed a lot hotter than normal...
i had my stepfather follow me home, and on the way home, i baby'd it a lot...i barely pressed the gas down and the entire way the engine would knock randomly and when i would stop the knock would go away for a few seconds, then start back up again slowly then start bein sparratic again...
my car just sat for about a week...and my car doesn't like to sit for extended periods of time...i should have thought about it before i went on vacation...anyway...i turned it on 2day and it sputtered so i had to rev the engine a lil to keep it alive...it drove fine all day, but this evenin...i went to get gas (it sat with a half a tank for the week) and on the way, it was strugglin to get up to speed BIG TIME...the engine knock got a lot louder and sparratic, and whenever i would press on the gas, the temp gauge would go up, when i would let off, the temp gauge would drop, and so i baby'd it all the way to the gas station, which was about a 1/4 mile up the road...i turned it off right away and propped da hood to cool off da engine...the engine seemed a lot hotter than normal...
i had my stepfather follow me home, and on the way home, i baby'd it a lot...i barely pressed the gas down and the entire way the engine would knock randomly and when i would stop the knock would go away for a few seconds, then start back up again slowly then start bein sparratic again...
kilroypr
04-18-2004, 11:35 PM
Well, looks like too much soil deposits on the gas tank. When the car sits for a while the dirt on the tanks tend to rest on the bottom, and might clogg momentarily the fuel lines/filter when the engine is started causing the hesitation U experienced. Just fill her up and add a fuel injector cleaner, tell me what happens.
i3o2Matt
04-19-2004, 06:26 AM
that might be the cause of the underpowered portion of it, but not the excessive sparratic engine knock...and the fact that sometimes when i would start up the car felt like it shuddered (well...that could be the clogging part of it) but anyway...i dont think its just because of the fuel lines bein clogged...
kilroypr
04-22-2004, 11:05 AM
WOuld not harm to check the fuel filter and fuel pressure that the injectors rail
i3o2Matt
04-22-2004, 07:09 PM
i replaced the fuel filter...its deff. somethin broke loose in the engine...the tranny's also slippin like a bych...im actually in the process of buyin a new car...89 Maxima 5-speed :D vroom vroom
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