Need Help, Car's Demon Possessed! I just bought a 94 Formula A4 with about 138K miles, and for starters, I had to replace the smog pump. But after doing that I noticed that the rpm's kept jumping up to over 1000 rpm at a stop. When I put it in park, it jumps up to over 2000. At stop lights, it likes to jerk forward even when I have my foot on the break. It sounds like the engine is revving all by itself. On the freeway when I floor the gas it jerks a lot over 70mph. It feels like it's shaking back and forth. Could it be from putting in 89 octane instead of 91? Before I had the new smog pump and with 91 octane it drove just fine. Oh yeah, I think I need new headlight gears. Mine grind like crazy. The mechanic said I needed new headlight motors, but that's really expensive. I was thinking getting the metal ones would fix the problem. So I need some advice. Thanks. |
Mine was doing the same thing..... Replaced the IAC and that fixed the reving problem, however the jerking on the highway got worse then turned it to a really bad miss, tore off the opticrap and it was so rusted inside I was surprised the car ran at all.. |
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