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Old 04-22-2010, 02:10 PM
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I was pulling away from a light just cruising got it up to 2800-3k rpm and hear a little crackling when i let up to shift which is expected,then BOOM! It sounded like someone put a couple m-80's in my tail pipes! I mean this was like no backfire ive ever heard. I hurry up to pull over and my steering is unresponsive like i have no power steering, with a quick tug on the wheel it came back. I took a look over everything and it seems fine other than a couple dirty looks from some people. But on the way back home it did seem like i lost a little power. What would cause this huge backfire?and is the power steering thing just a coincidence??? there totally unrelated
Old 04-22-2010, 05:34 PM
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A backfire out the exhaust like this is usually caused by unburnt fuel. Time to start troubleshooting.
Old 04-22-2010, 05:49 PM
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guess i should change the other 4 plugs,didnt do it the first time cuz it looked like a bitch to do.
Old 04-22-2010, 05:55 PM
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yes i would start with plugs then go from there.. how does the motor run?
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i actually just got it running again a week or two ago after sitting for months, it wouldn't run right until i sprayed the crap out of my MAF(which i now have a code for) but its running pretty straight now.
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yep plugs or wires. i had a wire come loose and it was backfiring like crazy. old plug or wires will make it do it as well




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