bhunter

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Finally some success. One of my 92 SE's has had a long term issue of stalling or bucking. It would feel on the highway that I just took my foot off the gas. Around town it would chug or buck a little on hills or taking off. Have read all the threads regarding this common problem. Never an engine light. Tried a TPS sensor with no change. Tried taking the wire off of each coil pack in succession and all of them worked. Tried a MAF with no change. I still suspected coil packs as my front three are taped up. Went to a boneyard "parts recycler" and bought two good coil packs, a front and a rear. Changed the first two and no change. Put the original ones back in and changed the center ones. Bingo. Problem gone. Moral---don't give up on the coil packs being the problem even if they pass the first test. Thanks org.
PS-This is the same car that would die on right turns that the ign coil relay caused.

Slamnasty

BTW dude, you have three unbelievably nice Maxes. I need to start putting money into my 93 to get it up to snuff! I see everyone else's and I'm envious!

Cliff Clavin

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I had the same thing. First I replaced my front three coil packs (which were cracked) but the problem persisted. Next, I tried the MAF, cam sensor, TPS, ignitor and ECU.

Finally, I replaced the rear coil packs one by one and it was the passenger side one. They looked fine (no cracks) but I didn't have a way to test them.

bhunter

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Thanks. With three I am more into maintenance than modding. I will make the Red one faster at some point.