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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Super Coupe
Here is a list of things I would check:
Fuel pump sock Fuel pump Change fuel filter (cheap anyways) Change distributor rotor and cap (cheap) Check plugs Grounds Connections (maf plug, dist plugs, etc) Make sure maf is clean. Make sure all injectors are firing good
I would also do a compression test for peace of mind.
IIRC your car is auto. People throw away auto trannys, I myself have tossed a few. So you should be able to scoop one up somewhere worst case.
Other than just listing the general basics of engine diagnosis, do you have any particular reason as to why you would suspect any one of those issues? Given the information given, the only two that come close to making sense would be to check the grounds and check the connections. If any of either of those are loose, it could cause a "split second loss of power" As for everything else, the symptoms wouldn't be a "split second loss of power"
Originally Posted by Kung.
my suggestion is to do process of elimination of everything super coupe said plus check the spark plugs again to see what they look like, compression test, check timing, check alternator and battery voltage too. never know unless you check right?
Shit, while you're in there, might as well tear the thing down and rebuild the engine engine and send the tranny off for a complete overhaul. I don't know about any of you, but any fouled spark plug I have dealt with, hasn't caused a "split second loss of power" and it hasn't been every once in a while.
Fouled plugs don't spark, and if they do, they barely spark, causing the engine to run poorly all of the time. The plugs could tell you if you were running rich, but then the issue would be surging idles and the smell of gas. They could also tell you if you are running lean, but again, there would be misfires due to the vacuum leak, or other "all of the time" type of issues.
If it was a compression issue, again, it wouldn't be a "split second loss of power" A loss of power, sure. A miss fire, sure. But it would be all of the time. Not a random, "split second loss of power"
Given the aftermarket exhaust, the minor misses caused by the spark timing not being 100% perfect could be audible, but in my personal experience, as well as anyone I have worked with, no one has been able to describe one of those "pops" as a "split second loss of power" the other crazy thing about that is those pops, are there all of the time, not once and while and not for a split second.
Alternator and Battery Voltage? While I agree, it is a good idea to check them rather often so you have a good idea of what the electronic are doing in your car, I still have no idea what this would have to do with the symptoms given. A "split second loss of power" while it might be voltage related, it isn't going to be due to low voltage from either the alternator or the battery. If either one of those drops voltage, it isn't going to be for a split second. The only way they could be related is if a connection was loose and just happened to shake the right way to disconnect for a split second.
Originally Posted by Kung.
also, may have been bad gas.. the car sputtering at all while you felt the power loss? maybe it felt like slippage of the torque converter?
Bad gas would cause the engine to run poorly all of the time. Would also make it difficult to start. Hell, it could even cause it to diesel after it has been shut off. But I just can't see once tiny tablespoon amount of bad gas keeping itself concentrated enough to get all the way through the fuel system and cause a "split second loss of power"
The torque converter slipping is the one decent idea you came up with as a transmission issue could actually be possible since it is an electronically controlled transmission, it could "hiccup" which could feel like a random "split second loss of power"
Originally Posted by Kung.
I know it can be expensive buying all these parts but that's what you gotta do to diagnose the problems on your own, narrow the list down to what you may think it could be or just take it to the best mechanic near you.
You have got to be fucking kidding right?
You're just fucking with this kid because he's new right?
I hope all you're doing is trolling because that has to be the most stupid thing I have heard in days.

Last edited by Empire; Feb 6, 2012 at 02:36 PM.
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