car sputters
violent31601
09-07-2006, 08:47 PM
so heres my story in short. I was driving my car home and about the time i got home i noticed i had little to NO gas, so i'm life fuck it i'll put gas in it tomorrow. As i was driving to the gas station which is a few blocks away i noticed my car was kinda stuttering as i was driving it there, finally got there and put the med. grade of gas in my car (90 oct, 10%eth added) thinking it just needed gas. So as i was off to work it was starting to sputter bad and my check engin light came on, said the hell with work parked it took the batter cable off (reset check engin light). that got rid of the light but it still sputtered, drove it out in the country for a while. Put another $10 in premium in my car....None of this worked, anyone have a clue would could be happening.
I'm gonna check spark plugs tomorrow
I'm gonna check spark plugs tomorrow
clipse_thumper
09-08-2006, 03:30 AM
when the last time you changed your fuel filter? thats what it sounds like.
violent31601
09-08-2006, 11:46 AM
never, that will be the next thing i do if plugs arn't it,
violent31601
09-08-2006, 12:42 PM
so in case anyone cares or someone throws in a comment, i ended up putting a set of acdelco (they were out of ngk's) in my car and now it seems to idle fine and whatnot, but everytime i really get on it around 10psi and more it stutters.....i don't think its a turbo problem so i'm going to try plug wires next.
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
corning_d3
09-08-2006, 01:06 PM
I bet you sucked up some trash on the bottom of the tank, and now your fuel filter is stopped up. You have the classic symptoms..
violent31601
09-08-2006, 01:20 PM
I bet you sucked up some trash on the bottom of the tank, and now your fuel filter is stopped up. You have the classic symptoms..
thats my next thing i try after plug wires
thats my next thing i try after plug wires
steviek
09-08-2006, 01:36 PM
yea thats fuel cut for sure.
violent31601
09-08-2006, 02:45 PM
it kinda runs fine UNTIL i really get on it....still a fuel cut you think?
steviek
09-08-2006, 03:58 PM
yea because as you get on it your engine needs more fuel to mix with the increased amount of air. Somewhere along your fuel system your getting cut out.
violent31601
09-08-2006, 04:25 PM
where is the fuel filter on a 2nd gen gs-t, can't seem to find it
Blackcrow64
09-08-2006, 04:28 PM
where is the fuel filter on a 2nd gen gs-t, can't seem to find it
Behind the battery on the firewall about halfway down.
Behind the battery on the firewall about halfway down.
violent31601
09-10-2006, 03:39 PM
so i managed to fix my car which is sweet, but i have another quick question...i know to stay away from like bosch plugs but are there wires ok. Or other then NGK what is another good brand, i don't really want to spend 70 on wires at this time
thanks
thanks
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