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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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I just put headers on my 02 Saturday. I finally got everything together and I noticed it Kinda cut out at first and a couple wires were loose. It drove good for a while then it started acting up again. I can kinda hear an exhaust leak from under the car at the collector. But anyways now it surges at idle and it pops a lot when I rev it up. And it's throwing up no codes. I cracked one spark plug and replaced it I wonder if I may have cracked more. Please help guys thanks.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Pull all the plugs out and check them.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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Popping can be an indication of a lean condition. Definetly check the plugs are report back the color on the electrode.
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See if any of the plug wires touching the headers primaries.
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Ok I got an update. I fixed the problem my friend came over and started taking wires off and noticed two felt different then the rest we cut them open and they were broken inside so they werent making a good connection. Car runs good again. Thanks guys for the help
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Originally Posted by Drewmeyes88
Ok I got an update. I fixed the problem my friend came over and started taking wires off and noticed two felt different then the rest we cut them open and they were broken inside so they werent making a good connection. Car runs good again. Thanks guys for the help


Yep these cars are up there in the years and those factory wires are pretty fragile. Good idea to swap them all with some new ones along with plugs.
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