Just got a 1992 3000GT!

[youngcaradvc]

Hey everyone,
After months and months of looking and saving money, I have bought a 1992 Silver 3000GT SL. Its an automatic with about 102,000 on it. The body is in pretty good shape but it needs a couple things:
1. Needs new pulleys for the altenator.
2. It is only running on 5 cylinders right now, we think it is the fuel lines are clogged or bad, maybe it needs a new computer, I hope it is nothing serious...
3. The air conditioning doesn't work, were gonna have that checked also.

What do you guys think the problems may be for number 2? Would I have to get a whole new fuel injection? I hope not. Ill post pictures as soon as I can.

[VR43000GT]

It could be as simple as no spark or fuel is getting to it. Other than that I do not know. Check the plug and see if its getting a spark and if thats not it you can get injector cleaner which you may also want to try. Congrats on the car though. How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

[xXxRocker5150]

^could be a bad plug or a bad wire if the cylinder isn't getting spark. Do you have maintenance records??? If so see when the last time the plugs and wires were changed. As for the A/C, you'd better hope it just needs a freon recharge, becuase if you have a leaky condensor core or a leak somewhere in the line, and the system becomes contaminated you may in the worst case scenario need to replace the whole thing.

[youngcaradvc]

Our mechanic friend tested that the other day and the cylinder isnt getting any spark, he also put in the cleaner. It was on the farthest down sparkplug, we started the engine and he removed the plug and nothing happened. We are getting it diagnosed and hopefully fixed tomorrow at a shop. I paid 3500 for it. The body is in okay condition, it has a lot of little things here and there, I will get pictures up when I find my camera.

[youngcaradvc]

One more thing, the tour/sport button, where is it? I cant find it anywhere. My tour/sport light also blinks from time to time and then goes back to saying just tour. I have heard this is common.

[sportsb4life7]

theres 4 bottons on the bezel the fog lights and pop ups on the left and then heating thing and right below that is the sport tour mode... click it and look at the guage and you'll see it switch

[youngcaradvc]

thanks, yeah I found it. But I have read up and mine is in the defualt mode and is always in sport mode, Ill just have the wires looked at to correct it, thanks.

[youngcaradvc]

Oh man, I just drove it down to the store to get something to eat and now its stuck in 3rd gear, I think I need a new ECU. Is that the problem?

[AutostradaVR4]

stuck in a gear had nothing to do with ECU. thats all clutch/tranny. Is the clutch pedal lighter than normal? does it push all the way to the floor easily?

EDIT: nm forgot it was an ATX . Check the transmission fluid. mayby it has something to do with the tour/sport mode, since thats the last thing you played with.

[youngcaradvc]

its an automatic

[youngcaradvc]

ok ill check it

[VR43000GT]

If its stuck in third that would be something to do with the TCU. Not the ecu.

[youngcaradvc]

yeah I looked around on the internet and found out that that is most likely the problem. I found one for sale on ebay for 75 dollars.

[youngcaradvc]

Okay, one more thing...
The shifter doesn't lock at all, if I am parked with no brake on and the keys not in, not only does the shifter move down and up through all the gears but I dont even have to push down the button... whats wrong with it?

[Stealthee]

Its broke.