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Xdisaster240sX
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Car: S13 Hatch, R32 GTS4
Location: Baltimore

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My wife ans I are in the middle of looking for a new car and the S13 crapped out on us. Its our only car right now. Heres the problem...
It revs really slow and it takes a good 2 minutes to get upto atleast 40mph. It also sounds like its gargling or bubbling in the exhaust. I dont know how else to put it. There is also a misfire. I have checked the compression in a four cylinders which turned out being about 150lbs, Replaced the Spark plugs,Wire, distributor cap, I did the timing and replaced the EGR valve. The car continues to burn rich, smoke,bog, and go as slow as a Nalas dating career :chuckle: James at J/E and Brian at MidAtlantic both want about 150 to plug it in but I dont have that kind of money at the moment. :cry:

Oh I forgot to mention that I changed the Maf sensor, Throttle control sensor both twice.
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92CONV
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have u read ur ecu u have a self diagnostic mode on it. maybe o2 sensor?

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breadbox
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Car: 89 Nissan 240SX
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MAF? TPS? They do funny things when they start sending the wrong signals.

Try Seafoaming it.

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Xdisaster240sX
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breadbox wrote:MAF? TPS? They do funny things when they start sending the wrong signals.

Try Seafoaming it.
I replaced it but I didnt seafoam it. Could that really make a difference?

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s0m3th1ngAZ
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2014 Focus ST

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Are the maf and TPS you switched in both new?

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Xdisaster240sX
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no Junk yard but I grabbed aalot of them and changed them several times.

92CONV
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does it run light s*** all the time or when it worms up. tthinking about it i had a problem with my older ka whent threw a lot of new sensors doing the same as u and turened out it was the coil pack

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Razi
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So, have you checked your ECU error codes?

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AZ89two4Tsx
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Could be a really bad vacuum leak. Check all of the lines and that black plastic box thingy. Mine had a hole in it once and ran like sheeeeet.

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Dittoz7
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Founds a lot like mine except for the acceleration part.

I'm thinking FPR, Fuel pump or Injectors.

Joe
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you guys are shooting completely blind. you cant troubleshoot like that.

first check for codes with the ECU.


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