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:[ first problem in 10 months

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sexehtopper

15+ Year Contributor
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Mar 16, 2004
lakeland, Florida
Well i drive my car a lot between school, work, and home. I have put 13k miles in it since i purchased it in march, and i finally have a problem.

I was comming home from school and was driving normaly, boosting a little to get through some traffic, when i heard a pop,thud,ping type of noise. I thought i just ran over something and didnt think anything of it until 2 seconds later its running like shit. At cruising rpm/throttle, it sputters and feels like it is missing, but at higher rpms and throttle it is ok. At idle if you listen to the exhaust, it is almost timed. "puf puf... puf puf...(lil pop)", something like that. I checked my plugs and am about to run down and buy a new set to see if it is the problem. I thought it could be IC piping as well, so i will check that. But while i am gone, do you know what it could be by chance? Thanks fellas.
 
92awddsm said:
With those noises and that running condition, Im almost willing to bet that was the biss screw falling out. Look at the throttle body and see if there is a open hole in the top.

I checked and that wasnt it, i reset the ecu and let it run for about 5 min. Im heading to autozone to buy some plugs and wires, see if that does the trick.
 
It turns out all it needed was some spark plugs :confused: I just dont understand the loud noise and the sudden ruunning like shit.
 
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