

| Subject: | Re: Baffled |
| From: | Sudhir Desai |
| Date: | Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:03:34 -0500 |
seafoam!!!! :D i run a bottle of it through my gas, and a bottle of it through a restricted manifold vacuum source (so as to not hydrolock the engine) before oil changes. sudhir On 1/4/07, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > While I had my oxygen sensor replaced at a local > shop here in Mesa, AZ (Total German Auto. Svc.) The > mechanic there (Perry) said that most of the time > this kind of behavior indicates clogged injectors > and his fix is to have them cleaned using a heavy > duty injector cleaner. I don't recall the specific > injector cleaner but I'm sure you could find a > brand that would be able to do the job. If the > issue is not bad grounds or anything else Jon listed, > I'd go for cleaning the injectors. > > In my case, it was the oxygen sensor and I've not > had any stalling problems since it was replaced. > But I new the history of the vehicle and was pretty > sure that the oxy sensor was what needed replacing. > > Good Luck! > > Steven > --- Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > Happy New Year to all. And when I say guys, I mean > > the gals too. > > For the new year, I have a puzzle to fix. I am > > baffled. A friend of mine asked me to help him fix > > his trouble. I took it on, but I wish, I did not. > > It starts fine, idles well for awhile, then > > vacillates, hesitates, it dies while driving or > > while standing at the light, or whatever, until it > > warms up. Once it warm, it is fine. > > Now, I changed the temp II sensor, the Oxygen > > sensor, looked at the vacuum lines (although did not > > check vacuum with gauge), changed the idle unit > > that's on the top of the engine. > > > > I have also hooked up, using it the first time, a > > Digitool. I get all kind of readings that don't > > tell me anything, of course. I don't even know if > > they are voltages or what. For example, while I'm > > getting good reading from the O2 sensor at the > > sensor, it gives me from 1.2 - 2.2 reading. About > > 1.00 more than I would expect. Or the reading for > > the O2 sensor ground, which is just over 1.00, up to > > 1.35. I guess, it should be 0.00. But who knows. > > Anyway, is there one online who would know where to > > look for the fixing? > > I would appreciate it. Reading the archives did not > > help. > > Zoltan > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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