88BB8B
Proven Member
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- Oct 14, 2016
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Coldstream,
BC_Canada
Hey guys. My car is having some really weird symptoms, I can't find anybody with the exact same problem. A bit ago the car started to idle kinda rough, but it didn't really bother me, and it ran fine when throttle was applied. More recently a new issue which I think is related has started. When I press the throttle gently to accelerate, the car feels like its being held back. It will build boost, but run really poorly, sputtering and whatnot, and it will hardly accelerate, until a certain threshold, then it "kicks" and begins accelerating like it should and running like it should. This only happens under light throttle, WOT the thing goes normally. It is gradually getting worse, and i'm starting to get worried. It's difficult to cruise through town. I have to give it blips of WOT for it to "kick" and run properly as I accelerate from a light.
My ideas are that it could be, for some reason, running with very retarded timing when this happens. I have also heard of similar issues, and it seemed to be fixed by changing the injectors and fuel pump, but those were also associated with a rich running condition, which I cannot verify in my case. Please help, fuel, timing and engine management are not my forte with these cars.
My ideas are that it could be, for some reason, running with very retarded timing when this happens. I have also heard of similar issues, and it seemed to be fixed by changing the injectors and fuel pump, but those were also associated with a rich running condition, which I cannot verify in my case. Please help, fuel, timing and engine management are not my forte with these cars.