1993 olds cutlass ciera hesitates when I take off then runs fine untill i stop again.

suzzzieqz · #1 02-12-2005, 11:28 PM

PLEASE HELP !!
My car hesitates when I first take off and then its fine until i stop again.......I just bought it like real cheap....can anyone help?? It sat for three months so I have put treatment in the tank and new fuel filter ...havent done plug and wires yet ...what do you think???

tonylemt · #2 02-17-2005, 02:45 PM

Just being bought, you know nothing about it? you could have alot of problems. My car does the same thing, I think you might wanna get ur cadylatic converter checked out, does it idle ok in neutral? you could also look at ur 02 sensors, just being bought, you should also do a tune up. when u put the gas treatment in, was the tank full?

suzzzieqz · #3 02-17-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tonylemt

Just being bought, you know nothing about it? you could have alot of problems. My car does the same thing, I think you might wanna get ur cadylatic converter checked out, does it idle ok in neutral? you could also look at ur 02 sensors, just being bought, you should also do a tune up. when u put the gas treatment in, was the tank full?

Thanks Tony for your info.....I have done a tune up...well, I had an exhaust, plugs,wires,filter,oil change, fuel filter all that good stuff... I know nothing about...lol.. Just yesterday I had the check thing done it gave a code 44, and the guy told me it read something about an o2 sensor.....I just dono....we put lucas treatment in it on a full tank of fuel...tomorrow Im taking it to the shop ....AGAIN...lol.. seems to idle fine, sometimes when I first start it ...it dies...try agin and its fine....does the emt in your name stand for Emergency Medical Tech.? If so .... fun job huh? (me too)...Thanks again.

tonylemt · #4 02-18-2005, 08:52 AM

Another Simple Thing You Could Do Urself During A Tune Up Is The Pcv Valve. That Gave Me A Couple Extra Horses. I Dont Have The Luxery Of Taking Mine To The Shop, Gotta Do It Myself. Ur Correct About The Emt In My Name, Although I Am Not An Emt Just Yet, I Took My Nrt A Couple Weeks Ago And Got A 69, Needed Two More Questions, So I Will Get It In About Two Weeks. I Have Come Across Two Incidents In Since The End Of The Class Where I Was Allowed To Help. An Auto Accident Where A Baby Died(got To Strap Two Patients To A Longboard Whoopie), And A Rollover In The Middle Of Nowhere Where The Girl Had To Be Extricated And Air Vacd. Don't Know If She Made It Though. She Had A Major Deformity To Her Cervical Area.

trappie · #5 02-18-2005, 11:42 AM

Could be plugs/plug wires/coil packs. I've had coil packs go out and the first indication that they were going out was weak acceleration. At first it was not an everyday problem, but eventually got worse and would vibrate under load.

suzzzieqz · #6 02-18-2005, 05:03 PM

Hi again........well today i took old Betsy back to the shop....the guys put all new vac. hoses on it....then tells me its the (master air flow sensor) think im saying that right.. anyways they unpluged it ...and wham0000 it takes off great...he said it needs a new one at $109.00 at napa. However, coming home when I would let up of the gas it kinda makes a little jerk....so I dono. Thanks for all your help...I also had them look at my a/c It leaks ...they say they can fix that hose...but It requires a certain freon ? and suppose to be hard to find.....What a day...lol... Tony, keep trying on the NRT..you will get it ...Im a new emt.,it was hard for me too.......

tonylemt · #7 02-19-2005, 10:03 AM

u need a certain freon huh, are they talking about R12, the stopped using it i think in 93, then they moved to R134, you could either do it yourself or have them convert the from r12 to r134, you can but a conversion kit at auto zone or any auto store, it costs about 40 dollars. I did it, my ac works great.

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