re-post, posted in wrong thread

[dsmATW]

this is my very first post on forum and i just made my account today but have always reffered to the site for a few months now. However i am now ready to drive my car off a cliff so story time on "the history of my problem." Got the car back in december of 2011 it is all stock was doing pretty bad just kept dying at random so i resolved the issue about a month later, there was no recirculation tube, put that on and it happened rarely but still kept dying, found out altenator was bad so i got brand new one put it in, decided first upgrade turbo back exhaust sounds like a beast, being totally unaware of what a recirculation tube does and i took it off, car was doing ok for a few days then started dying like crazy so i put it back on and it was doing ok, about a month later it started bucking then after a few bucks it would die decided i didnt want to deal with it so i took it to pepboys they did engine diagnosis, o2 sensor was busted and melted wires had them replaced, was also running with an extra quart of oil so car was in limp mode for about 3 months had oil change and everything, now here is the weird part, every morning (about 6am - 10am) when i turn it on and push on the gas to back out my engine sputters and RPM's drop 500-400 runs like that for a couple seconds then jumps to 1000-1500 and does just fine, has been doing this since i got it, after pep boys did all their work it was working like a charm, didnt even sputter in the morning it has been 3 days since i got it back and this morning it sputtered but not as bad as before then tonight it bucked on the freeway, didnt die, bucked a few more miles later, didnt die, few more miles bucked, no die, then few more miles right before i got home it bucked, didnt die then when light turned green started to move forward and it died which lead to so i let it sit for 5 min and it started right up no problems all the way home after that. Ok sorry that is alot to read but please i need some major help before i get arrested for driving it off a cliff.

 

[SmalltownDSMer]

That was a little difficult to read haha. Have you checked your spark plugs? Start simple and go from there.

Jayson

 

[dsmATW]

yea new spark plugs and wires just a few days ago, i am missing some screws on my valve cover and oil is leaking into that little spot so it melted the first rubber layer on the wires, idk if that would cause all of this though. yea sorry for dificulty on read >.< UPDATE: so i drive to work at an avg of 30-50 mph and it does ok till i get off the free way (which is about 3-5 minuet drive and 50-60mph) then it bucks a little but not ot much (my work is right off the freeway so i dont get much driving after that) then 4 hours later i drive home and start at freeway and it just bucks after about 2 mins and it is always in the same spot, then after the freeway it continually bucks then dies, so tonight i decided to no drive it so hard (slowly driving is hard -____-) unfortunatly the freeeway required that i drive fast so it bucked, after that i kept driving under 2k rpm bucked and died once let it sit for 5 min then drove it under 2k RPM the rest of the way home no problems. :-?

 

[dsmATW]

also one of my cam gears is just a tad bit off, it wobbels but its not really noticable, and i am hearing slight backfires before it dies and after i shift.

 

[weep87]

Start with plugs as already stated. Is you coolant temp sensor working? Also when was the last time a fuel filter was replaced.

 

[dsmATW]

UPDATE: so its been a week now since i changed the key and it hasn't died and is now running like a champ. uhm this is a phenomenon to me i have never heard of the key being a problem but the old was the original and it had few chips and nicks in it. so ty for the help guys ^.^

 

[snowborder714]

Please try again with a more descriptive thread title. A generic thread title like this does not help me when browsing new threads to see if I can offer help or when searching old threads for info to help myself or others.