It starts deccelerating while driving. If you try to give it more throttle, you can hear the intake sucking in, but there is no acceleration. It continues deccelerating and the rpms do not raise. It's not like the clutch is slipping, where rpms raise and you gain no forward movement. After a few seconds, it starts speeding up again. Sometimes if I let off the gas for a second or two, it will accelerate again. It doesn't happen every time and it seems sporadic, but more and more frequent Dover the last two weeks. It makes no difference if I am light on the throttle or standing on it.
When the car is cold from sitting overnight or during the work day, it bogs as well. If I turn it on when cold and give it gas, it bogs down, even holding the gas down. Once it runs for a couple of minutes, I can give it gas and rpms will rise.
So far I have changed plugs, cap, wires and rotor and it made no difference. Also cleaned the MAF and filter with no improvement. I also put the stock intake back on to rule out an air leak after the MAF. Again, no improvement. I have not changed crank sensor. At this point I am leaning toward fuel delivery or spark. Maybe the pump or distributor/cam sensor. Cam sensor is integrated in the distributor for my year and is not a servicable part. Exhaust smell seems strong, but not really super rich. It could possibly be an o2 sensor or egr valve also. Too many possibilities for me to just start throwing parts at it.
Hope this answers your question, empire.
KRUKED,
Z fever is not conveniently located for me. I cannot really take the time off to sit and wait for the car to be checked out and repaired. It is not close enough to my job to ask a coworker for a ride from and to z fever.
Thanks again.
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Last edited by 2000SE; Feb 5, 2012 at 03:16 AM.