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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 01:25 AM
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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wow congratulations. have you had any major issues in those 100,000 miles? have you gone through a tranny?
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Congrats!! Have they been fun miles?
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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He's got a built trans, IIRC
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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He's got a built trans, IIRC
Correct! It went at about 80k.

Everything is original and it perfect working order other than new michelin tires, e3 plugs, and K&N air filter. Oh wait, sorry, the two little lights that light up my two front window switches are out. LOL Hardly noticeable.

I wish I could figure out why it has a rough idle sometimes, but once I get going it's perfect. I think it may need a SeaFoam treatment. Cleaned the MAF and TB to no avail.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Grats man.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Wow. I just turned 54k, I think. I can only hope the trans waits until 80k before it goes.
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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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just hit 88 thousand km on 07 gxp. so far trans is still good. But ive also had a trans cooler on it since day 1. i did research on these cars before i bought it and trans was a weak spot. it was the best preventative maintenance i could without killing the warranty.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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I'm at 41k and my trans is starting to get pissy. Of course....I beat it like a stray dog.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 01:56 AM
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OK IT'S STILL IDLING ROUGH. WHAT THE ****!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry I already have a phobia of letting a car idle and this is making me crazy. Runs fine while driving but idles rough MOST of the time, sometimes its ok.

What could it be?!?! I tried plugs, air filter, seafoam, cleaning the maf and throttle body, checked vacuum lines pretty well but it was dark. I am stumped and getting so pissed!
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 02:10 AM
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maybe coils? did you changed plug wires?
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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Runs some injector cleaner through it!
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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I ran seafoam in the gas.

I forgot that I haven't checked the wires for arcing. That's my next guess. It's getting a little worse every day. It definitely feels like a misfire now. Hmm.

Stay with me guys for updates, I can use all the help I can get since I am new to a newer car. LOL I had a 98 WS6 for a couple years and a 97 Camaro before that and they were easy to figure **** out!
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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I just rolled over 82k. I notice a rough idle too! When was the last time you changed your oil. When my car is getting close to a well needed oil change it starts to do the rough idling.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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I just put a bunch of oil in it a couple weeks ago when the car damn near ran out and told me to add some. This was before I knew these drink oil like I drink Mt Dew.
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Sounds like you need to do the full Sea foam treatment
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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I put it in the gas/oil/ vacuum line.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hurley_21_07
I put it in the gas/oil/ vacuum line.
Buy some MAF Sensor Cleaner and give that a clean. Have you changed the O2 sensor on the back manifold?
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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I have had a rough idle since new (well, close enough, started noticing it at maybe 8K miles when I rotated the engine mount, transmits a lot more vibration), sitting at about 10 times that much mileage now, has not gotten better nor worse.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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I sprayed carb cleaner on the MAF sensors (those are the little wire things inside the rubber tubing right? And I carb-cleanered the TB.

I will check for arcing in a little bit. This idle cannot be normal LOL.

Also, still has original 100k 02 sensors. No thrown codes though...
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