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Originally Posted by 97eclipse-rs
i recently bought a 1997 rs-non turbo used eclipse, and every thing about it ran fine, until recently (after driving from Virginia to California) my car started to "struggle", For example if im any where between 2 and 3k rpms the car lurches forward and sometime in really bad cases makes a cracking sound. but after 3k rpms it doesnt do that any more unless im in 5th gear and i floor it. when it is "lurching forward" it seems to stall for a moment even though the rpms stay the same its almost like the fuel is being sprayed in burst into the engine and not a soild stream like i would imagine it does.
im extreamly new to cars and how they work so any input on this problem would be greatly appreciated.
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Welcome to AF.
There could be a lot of things that are causing this problem. Firstly, I could start with regular maintenance. Change the spark plugs, wires, oil, fuel filter and see if that helps at all. Then run some premium gas with fuel injector cleaner through a tank and see what happens with that.
Is the car smoking at all? The the oil level drop over time? Coolant level? Check engine light on? After the maintenance and if nothing changes, disconnect the negative battery terminal for about 5 minutes and reconnect. Then drive and see if if still does the same thing.
And just for reference, the fuel injectors spray in pulses not a solid stream
