02-08-2007, 02:28 AM
OK all, thanks-
To follow up, as BGnR pointed out it is throttle body injection, so it has injectors but they inject directly into the throttle body which is nice since you can watch them inject. Not fuel injection like some of you may be thinking. I will hit the injectors with some cleaner after I change the filter.
If I floor it from a dead stop, it accelerates well up to about 15 mph then it hesitates and feels under powered but will finally get up to speed. When I don't jack rabbit, which I never do, then I can't really tell that there is a problem. So it only is noticeable when I ask it to get up and go- rare.
Compression, I had the compression checked at about 190,000 and it was at 90% of spec. I change the oil/filter regularly and I am not an aggressive driver, but with 250,000 it could be compression. I really don't want it to be compression, but I can get a crate installed for ~$1500 to $1600 around here.
Anyway, I bought a fuel filter and an air filter. I replaced the air filter and it actually felt a little better, but still not right. Fuel filter is next.
I had a feeling that there might be a second fuel filter, in the tank sounds familiar now that I hear it.
Manuals- I actually have the manufacturer's service and schematics/parts manuals. I don't know why I didn't think to look there.
Catalytic converter? Never even occurred to me. Since they stopped tailpipe testing in NC, I wonder if anyone would ever notice if I had it removed altogether. I know a guy who knows a guy.
I gapped the plugs and I used a wire not one of those round gradual wedge things. I can't believe that I need new plugs and wires already. BGnR- 6months, are you kidding? What makes you think that they are cheap anyway? I got the middle of the pack wires and platinum plugs. If the filter doesn't work, I will pull the plugs, wire brush them, and re-gap. If that helps then I will replace them.
[EDIT: I replaced the plugs and wires about a year ago. Jan 06.]
I will run a bottle of STP as well to mop up some water if there is any.
Fuel mileage is fine. It has dropped about 5% over the last 70,000 miles. I keep track of it because the gas gauge doesn't always work. This is only complicated by the fact that the speedometer/odometer doesn't always work either.
I remember that I did almost run out of fuel about 2 weeks ago. I was accelerating up a moderately steep hill trying to get up to highway speed. It stuttered so I immediately got off and went 200 ft to the gas station and refueled with premium. I definitely could have stirred up the muck now that I think of it.
Jim- blow it.
I'll report back. I am going out to change the filter now.
To follow up, as BGnR pointed out it is throttle body injection, so it has injectors but they inject directly into the throttle body which is nice since you can watch them inject. Not fuel injection like some of you may be thinking. I will hit the injectors with some cleaner after I change the filter.
If I floor it from a dead stop, it accelerates well up to about 15 mph then it hesitates and feels under powered but will finally get up to speed. When I don't jack rabbit, which I never do, then I can't really tell that there is a problem. So it only is noticeable when I ask it to get up and go- rare.
Compression, I had the compression checked at about 190,000 and it was at 90% of spec. I change the oil/filter regularly and I am not an aggressive driver, but with 250,000 it could be compression. I really don't want it to be compression, but I can get a crate installed for ~$1500 to $1600 around here.
Anyway, I bought a fuel filter and an air filter. I replaced the air filter and it actually felt a little better, but still not right. Fuel filter is next.
I had a feeling that there might be a second fuel filter, in the tank sounds familiar now that I hear it.
Manuals- I actually have the manufacturer's service and schematics/parts manuals. I don't know why I didn't think to look there.
Catalytic converter? Never even occurred to me. Since they stopped tailpipe testing in NC, I wonder if anyone would ever notice if I had it removed altogether. I know a guy who knows a guy.
I gapped the plugs and I used a wire not one of those round gradual wedge things. I can't believe that I need new plugs and wires already. BGnR- 6months, are you kidding? What makes you think that they are cheap anyway? I got the middle of the pack wires and platinum plugs. If the filter doesn't work, I will pull the plugs, wire brush them, and re-gap. If that helps then I will replace them.
[EDIT: I replaced the plugs and wires about a year ago. Jan 06.]
I will run a bottle of STP as well to mop up some water if there is any.
Fuel mileage is fine. It has dropped about 5% over the last 70,000 miles. I keep track of it because the gas gauge doesn't always work. This is only complicated by the fact that the speedometer/odometer doesn't always work either.
I remember that I did almost run out of fuel about 2 weeks ago. I was accelerating up a moderately steep hill trying to get up to highway speed. It stuttered so I immediately got off and went 200 ft to the gas station and refueled with premium. I definitely could have stirred up the muck now that I think of it.
Jim- blow it.
I'll report back. I am going out to change the filter now.
