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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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alright, im pretty sure this is ignition related, since i have 109k with the stock plug wires and coil. whats happening is, when i let my car idle, it will start to shake slightly, as if there were single cylinder misfire, and it has thrown that code before. then when i give it some gas, it gets up extremely sluggish and after a second it will fix itself and then spin the tires. car also smells a bit like unburnt fuel, but i have no doubt that that is just unburnt fuel from the misfire. i am replacing my wires tommorow, just wondering if there was anything else i should check.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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had the same problem to...my MAF sensor went out and that caused it to run so rich it through the SES light on advance auto parts will tell you to buy new o2's but thats not always the problem
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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sounds kinda like my problem but a little differnt my post is a couple more down from yours..


https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...bump-bump.html
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