ANOTHER PROBLEM

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:53 pm

Im gonna cry serious

Anyway my cars been fine since the new engine, but today coming home from driving all day, my car felt like it had no power and i thought i had a flat tyre or somin cos it was studdering but my tyres were fine. Basically it feels like im driving in too high gear all the time, even if im pulling off in first its like studdering and the reving noise is like cutting out for split seconds when i put my foot down. Please help guys tell me my car aint gonna die

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:22 pm

might be a dumb question but is you parking brake disenguaged? if it is check and see that the rear drums arent stuck in the stop position. man that sucks

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:37 pm

check your spark plugs, make sure they are burning correctly

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:40 pm

How exactly do i check that? (spark plugs)

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:43 pm

remove the black palstic cover, pull the wires off (make sure you know which one goes where), then use a ratchet to get the plug out one by one and inspect for oil or strange discolorations.

spark plugs should be a brown (golden brown) color... the color you would want your wheat bread to be

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:23 pm

Also, make sure to check your ignition coil, it seems to be a very common (and very simple) problem on our cars. But what you have is definitely some issue with spark.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:36 pm

or very old air or fuel filter.

MMamdouh

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:51 am

Got new air filter paper things in it so dont think its that. Is it ok to drive it as it is until the weekend when my dad comes back. I mean is it safe to drive the car back n forth to college?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:00 am

if it is misfiring, you really shouldn't drive on it too much

. i would get it sorted out fairly quickly

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:16 am

But i dunno what to do

im a car noobie and my dad comes back on the weekend

RichieOzzie · Post by **RichieOzzie** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:47 pm

I go wit Bonian.. on this one,.. at first thoughts.

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:10 pm

i changed the spark plugs, i get more power but i still get the juddering in lower gears mainly second.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:54 pm

leads man... most probably your leads (AKA spark plug wires) are leaking power and causing a misfire and hesitation.

MMamdouh

RichieOzzie · Post by **RichieOzzie** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:11 pm

+1 !!!

My favourite fault, or so it would seem as of late!!

BlackleR · Post by **BlackleR** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:15 pm

I FOUND THE PROBLEM YES!!!

Behind where the spark plugs go in there is a big black pipe which comes up n turns into the thing. Well basically their is a crack in the pipe, so i piled loads of celotape on it just to get me by for the week :P