Lack of power
02-02-2005, 05:56 PM
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Lack of power
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I was driving over to one of my friends house after having dinner and my car seems like it doesnt have power anymore. Its almost like first gear is nonexistant. Like if i floored it it wouldnt excelerate fast at all, and would only get up to about 3000 rpms. Then when i got to my friends house and asked him to look at it, he has a 67 camaro and knows alot ( sorry for the side note), but he looked at it and couldnt notice anything, we checked the vaccum hoses and the transmission fluid and it all looked okay. Then we went and drove the car and it worked just fine. I am still worried about my car, anyone have any ideas of what it could be???
I was driving over to one of my friends house after having dinner and my car seems like it doesnt have power anymore. Its almost like first gear is nonexistant. Like if i floored it it wouldnt excelerate fast at all, and would only get up to about 3000 rpms. Then when i got to my friends house and asked him to look at it, he has a 67 camaro and knows alot ( sorry for the side note), but he looked at it and couldnt notice anything, we checked the vaccum hoses and the transmission fluid and it all looked okay. Then we went and drove the car and it worked just fine. I am still worried about my car, anyone have any ideas of what it could be???
02-02-2005, 06:20 PM
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whats the MAF, i dont do well with abbreviations until i know them ahead of time. But the odd thing is i started it back up after i got here and it drove just fine with no troubles, but im still worried.
02-02-2005, 07:09 PM
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MAF = Mass air flow meter
Your problem sounds similar to the one i'm having with my 93 SE right now. You want to make sure that you check things like the o2 sensor and such first because the MAF is about 500 bucks from the dealer (about 250-300 for a rebuild)
Still waiting for the diagnosis on my car. If its the MAF, which is more than likely the problem for my car, i'm gonna be pissed cuz it is $500 and i don't want to run a risk on a rebuild.
Your problem sounds similar to the one i'm having with my 93 SE right now. You want to make sure that you check things like the o2 sensor and such first because the MAF is about 500 bucks from the dealer (about 250-300 for a rebuild)
Still waiting for the diagnosis on my car. If its the MAF, which is more than likely the problem for my car, i'm gonna be pissed cuz it is $500 and i don't want to run a risk on a rebuild.
02-02-2005, 07:11 PM
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Its weird, i got in my car just now and drove home, and it drives great, if almost not better than before but i never did anything to it. I guess call it good luck, or bad luck in the case of it acting up, who knows.But as long as it drives as it does now im gonna be happy.
02-03-2005, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by bonzelite
bad O2 sensors can create loss of power.
Yes, -Note: O2 comes to pic only after warmup.
TPS is intermittent evildoer. Disconnect it and get steady up to 2200rpm.
But guessing from 5000 reasons without testing is stupid. In a maxima, Theres a stack of computers, one even gives u error codes (possibly) if u go milking...
Its not T-Ford! Ol' friends cannot help deep enough, sorry...
Check out what u car actually is from autozone.com crap manual, also take a look at all pages on my maxima web pages,
start from: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/748507/14
02-03-2005, 06:44 AM
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these cars are a long way from a 
67 Camaro.
but he checked the basics, as they still apply.
my cars tranny went slipping on me one night. I shut off the car , started it up later and no slippage since
too many dam computers in the car.
67 Camaro.but he checked the basics, as they still apply.
my cars tranny went slipping on me one night. I shut off the car , started it up later and no slippage since
too many dam computers in the car.
02-03-2005, 06:45 AM
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like these guys said, it sounds like a bad MAF sensor.
If that isn't it, I might have the catalytic converter checked out. If it's clogged up, then your car might really bog down. If the cat is clogged, their is a reason. Usually you are burning oil or running really rich.
If that isn't it, I might have the catalytic converter checked out. If it's clogged up, then your car might really bog down. If the cat is clogged, their is a reason. Usually you are burning oil or running really rich.
02-03-2005, 07:16 AM
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a quart per tank!
that isn't a little, that's alot!
clogged cat doesn't get consistent until it's totally clogged.
a "easy" way of checking is by using a remote thermometer to compare inlet and outlet temps of the cat.
if both temps are the same then the cat is fine.
if the temps are different (hotter on the inlet, colder on the outlet) then the car is clogging or clogged.
that isn't a little, that's alot!
clogged cat doesn't get consistent until it's totally clogged.
a "easy" way of checking is by using a remote thermometer to compare inlet and outlet temps of the cat.
if both temps are the same then the cat is fine.
if the temps are different (hotter on the inlet, colder on the outlet) then the car is clogging or clogged.
02-03-2005, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
these cars are a long way from a 67 Camaro.
but he checked the basics, as they still apply.
my cars tranny went slipping on me one night. I shut off the car , started it up later and no slippage since
too many dam computers in the car.
67 Camaro.but he checked the basics, as they still apply.
my cars tranny went slipping on me one night. I shut off the car , started it up later and no slippage since
too many dam computers in the car.
Yes, good to check basics. But I had a real surprise when I got whats inside this intel maximization...
Slippage: Like my tranny. All slippage just vaporized after contact cleanup! Still that lockup issue to tackle (tracing the wirings), its most probably the solenoid driver connectors going into the tranny as u said.
too many: the max de signers got grazy, this is utterly not necessary. And newer models even worse! It used to be the ol' beetle with its 6V oil lamps we got rid of, and now they applied 0.5V signals into our cars. That means we went from oil lamp age to wood splinter firelight age; from ditch to swamp...
The Eriksson mobile maker factory mgmt was in this same computerization maniac mode: robotic designers told the managers what is feasible, what is better to do by humans. "NO WAY" -these managers said, and just before the Örebro giga loss plant closure, all was pure robotics. Sony is still selling these (700?) non used Sony-robots, as they flooded the market for ten years...
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Maybe the engine leaks most of the oil? Anyways, normally NO oil consumption.
If CAT is clogged, then CAT is clogged. No way to mouse get in alive... If its soot, then hot drive might burn off some?
02-03-2005, 11:40 AM
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this happened to me on the freeway once. the car just doesn't accel. it remain at like 40 mph for a few seconds even when i press the pedal all the way down. i tried decel and accel several times before the power kicks back in. i was was just weird. 
02-03-2005, 12:13 PM
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My VE had a recent loss of serious power and it was cuz i blew my catalidic converter. it base basicly clogged, so the car couldnt breath. A few other things could be ur MAF or TPS ( Mass air flow meter, Throttle Position sensor). I had a mechanic take care of mine , new cat runs you about 150 dollars
02-05-2005, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mtnbikeair
Well i do burn a little oil, about one quart per every tank of gas, but if my cat was clogged wouldnt it be a consistent suckyness?
02-06-2005, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Governor
WOW....YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE A LEAK UNLESS YOUR MAKING ONE HELL OF A BLUE CLOUD!!!! that is alot of oil per tank...
Terriblese on maxima, I agree.
No need to have continuous blue cloud, only when engine braking (valve seals worn) or just leaks.
GM Opel with 1.3L ! engine manual says its normal up to ONE (1) gallon per 1000miles =2.5Liters/100km. (!? germany quality?)
...question is, why do we have bosch injectors, oh why!
Any Opel direct from factory uses one quart per 1k, thats absolute minimum. Do I like my ol' maxima with zero oil consumption? Absolutely!
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