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Car stuttering not wanting to rev

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hellotbone

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Apr 15, 2003
My car yesterday after installing the DEJONTOOL IC pipe from BOV to throttle body started doing weird stuff it was fine the first day after the install today its not wanting to rev.

If I stand on it in first it pulls to redline pretty good then when it hits second it falls on its face and really slowly pulls the RPM back up. Its like its struggling then it pulls a little freely then its struggling again and pulls till it hits 5 grand then cleans up. It does it again in 3rd and I can't stay in it long enough for 4th.

Do you think idling my car in the winter is fouling the plugs or could it be somthing bigger?

When I installed the IC pipe the other day the old one was full of oil could I be kicking op oil into the intake from the IC I am going to flush it today anyways.

Anyones help is appreciated.
 
Check to make sure all the fittings are secure. When I did my fmic one of the couplings poped off and caused pretty much the same type of problems you are having.
 
I checked as much for boost leaks as I can and don't really see any. Its fine in the lower gears at WOT but at 3/4 throttle it burbles and is all surgy and boggy then it will pick up and go then die again let off the gas and hold it like 1/4 throttle and it accellerates fine.
 
Pulled the yellow fuses and cleared the ECU it's not doing it as bad as I can tell but its still there its a definate surge from 3000 rpm to 5000 rpm then it pulls like normal again.

You can hear it though catching then dying then catching its weird.
 
Did you reconnect the vac line to the bov?

If not, the turbo is stopping or even going backwards when you shift and close the throttle plate. That would severly hurt spool.
 
Theres a gasket between the TB and the TB Elbow part of the IC pipe. When I did my friend's car, that piece of gasket kept falling off. Go check if that piece is still there. If its not take it back out and use some RTV to hold it and than slap it back on.
 
Originally posted by doodie
Theres a gasket between the TB and the TB Elbow part of the IC pipe. When I did my friend's car, that piece of gasket kept falling off. Go check if that piece is still there. If its not take it back out and use some RTV to hold it and than slap it back on.

That could be it but Im starting to think its transmission related maybe.

Last night I left work and when I went to take off I would get this loud really loud squeeling sound from under the hood through the intake it sounded really loud and squeely just matted it a few times and it went away and the car is running perfect this mornign. Think when I went through the car was yesterday that I got something with the TCU wet and it was causing probs?
 
Im not pretty sure its transmission related maybe water in the TCU plugs or something its been dry the last couple days and the car runs like a raped ape!
 
I have found out what causes the squeal sound but don't know what it is exactly I know when it does it.

If I leave the car for say 20 mins 30 mins idling my car squeals like crazy has no power and no go when I take off squeals through the intake. Cleans its self out and runs fine that is the cause of it now what is causing it?
 
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