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Offline 1Boner

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Car Trouble!!
« on: July 17, 2010, 11:49:21 AM »
My 1999 Deville (The Bop Mobile) recently started running rough.

I ran a couple of bottles of fairly expensive injector cleaner through the gas tank and the problem seemed to go away.

A few days ago when I fired it up, it started running rough again even more pronounced than before.

Code P0300 seems to be the culprit. (random misfires)

I pulled a plug and it had a white coating on it. (running lean)

I checked and replaced the somewhat clogged fuel filter.

Problem is still there.

Dead battery this morning also.

Any Ideas? The car has 78k on it.


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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2010, 11:51:40 AM »
What do you mean by "rough?" You mean it sounds shakey, pops, or something? Or grinding sound?
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2010, 11:58:34 AM »
It doesn't sound bad at all.

However its running rough.(missing)

I can however feel it when I'm driving.

Loses power going up hills, Its lost its usually powerful accelleration.

No popping or grinding.

Its missing pretty badly with the plugs showing a lean mixture.
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2010, 12:03:46 PM »
If I get more details I may be able to help you more but the battery could be it. It could be the fuel injector which is probable. It could be a plug or two. It could be any number of things but I would get the battery squared away at any rate.
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2010, 12:06:04 PM »
I know stupid question.

Did you try changing plugs wires?

I had the same thing kind of happen with my Toyota (I know not exactly the same) and I had a hard time figuring things out to until I grabbed a hold of one of the plug wires trying to see if one was loose. I got a very painful idea of where the problem was after that since the truck was running. :eek:

Just a thought.
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2010, 12:08:47 PM »
Do a fuel pressure check.
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2010, 12:16:45 PM »
Last car I had doing that I put in a new battery and it solved the problem.
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2010, 12:17:43 PM »
Put plug wires on it... these Northstar engines are notorious for that.  When you get the old ones off, you'll see black marks on them where they were shorting out.

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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2010, 12:45:25 PM »
First, find out who stuck the red thing in front of the grill, and kick the hippie out of your way!    :rofl
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2010, 12:57:08 PM »
Quote from: Dago on July 17, 2010, 12:45:25 PM
First, find out who stuck the red thing in front of the grill, and kick the hippie out of your way!    :rofl

That picture was taken mere moments before I ran the vagrant down! He disappeared in a puff of hair ties and patchouli incense sticks!

The red nose and antlers was all that was left from last the guy i hit, he was driving some kinda sleigh!

And NO!! I don't need to clean the snow off the windsheild, I drive using instruments only!
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2010, 12:58:59 PM »
Quote from: Tigger29 on July 17, 2010, 12:17:43 PM
Put plug wires on it... these Northstar engines are notorious for that.  When you get the old ones off, you'll see black marks on them where they were shorting out.

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I'm gonna try that.

But wouldn't the plugs be all wet from incomplete combustion? (rich)
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2010, 12:59:20 PM »
Quote from: 1Boner on July 17, 2010, 12:57:08 PM

And NO!! I don't need to clean the snow off the windsheild, I drive using instruments only!

This is Santa Slayer to Home Depot, am I cleared to park? Over.   :rofl

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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2010, 01:55:36 PM »
Sound's like you got a fuel injector bad . Take a long screwdriver and hold it on each injector and to your ear and see if it makes a clicking sound .
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2010, 02:33:53 PM »
Bad injector or fuel pressure regulator is bad. Do all the plugs look lean or just 1 or 2?
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Re: Car Trouble!!
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2010, 02:44:57 PM »
Quote from: 1Boner on July 17, 2010, 11:58:34 AM
It doesn't sound bad at all.

However its running rough.(missing)

I can however feel it when I'm driving.

Loses power going up hills, Its lost its usually powerful accelleration.

No popping or grinding.

Its missing pretty badly with the plugs showing a lean mixture.
My moms car did the same thing hers was an Impala, dad knows quite a lot about cars hers was losing power and kinda jumping back in forth if you will dad looked at it, it was the tranny so check that.
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