Anyone seen these problems?
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Anyone seen these problems?(updated) Drove my car Houston to Illionois and back and while in Mississippi I stopped at a Shell station to fill up with gas. Filled her up with premium 93. Well when I got back in and started it up it started fine then it started stubling around and missing. I shut it off then started it again, same thing but then the car would quit doing it when it was given some gas. It drove fine as soon I got it on the road and drove on the interstate but everytime you stop it starts missing. It threw no codes and drives fine once you get going. I have ran about 2 tanks through it since then and it still doing it. Any Ideas? The car has about 72000 miles on it I was thinking maybe injectors?
Last edited by jlrz28; Aug 6, 2004 at 06:49 PM.
im having the same probleam..i did trow a code it was the driver side o2, my car runs fine when i go WOT, when its in open loop mode, but when its in closed loop it runs like ****,i have change the 02 twice now...dont know what to do now.
Bad gas+lazy/old O2's= stumbling, poor idle, porr mileage,etc. But that usually throws a code(s). I would replace the fuel filter first, then hook it up to a diagnostic tool for more info.
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Sounds a lot like a vacuum leak, chek your hoses before spending big money on a fuel pump. A vacuum leak could make you get an SES light for a lean condition because it is un-metered air past the MAF. If you don't find a leak I would start at the fuel filter.
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Verdad Gallardo could that be it.. the maf is dirty?? some times i will shut my car off and turn it back on and it will run better.like if i park and then get back in like in 5min's it will run bad,then i shut it off and turn it right back on. need more help
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could that be it.. the maf is dirty?? some times i will shut my car off and turn it back on and it will run better.like if i park and then get back in like in 5min's it will run bad,then i shut it off and turn it right back on. need more help
I'm having a similar prob. My thread is shaking like a harley check it out.
Maybe water in the gas, I've had this happen to me before. It stumbles a little while accelerating then get pissed at it and floor it and no probs. but I got a SES light. Took it in after three days of that crap and they scan it and it had water in the gas and also knocked out some purge solenoid. They replaced a hose and cleaned the injectors and hadn't had a problem since that was at 48k now at 151k. Cost me 200 bucks. 
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I think it's bad gas...cause I've been throwin codes too...and it only happens at idle. My code was something like too many ignition pulses. And it threw it at 700 rpm and 0 mph. Today I got in the car, and when I started it, the ses light was on, but once I got on the freeway, the light went out.
What gas station are you getting your gas from?
I use Shell alot, and I just realized that it started when Shell came out with their new additive gas "V-Power"
What gas station are you getting your gas from?
I use Shell alot, and I just realized that it started when Shell came out with their new additive gas "V-Power"
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The place I got gas from was in Jackson, Mississippi on the way home. Ive had about 4-5 tanks through it now and the same thing is happening. I have thrown no codes at all! Yesterday I pulled off the air lid and cleaned the filter and cleaned the maf and the Throttle body, still same problem just not as often.