my max wont haul a** anymore
#1
my max wont haul a** anymore
i had my max sitting in my drive way for almost 3 weeks in a row i just finished doing a full tune up when i started it up the motor was stubleing it feels like it wants to shut off but it says on so when i backed it up it had a slow reaction i floored it and takes its time to speed up what could this be?????
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Thats not a full tune up. Did you just buy plugs and wires? A full tune up includes fuel filters, oil&filter some times, bad sensors, and any hoses and belts that need replacement, and that can add up real quick, but it will pay off at the pump, and in the HP department too.
~Alex
~Alex
#9
Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
You doing the labor or a shop???
#10
Originally Posted by Alex_V
Thats not a full tune up. Did you just buy plugs and wires? A full tune up includes fuel filters, oil&filter some times, bad sensors, and any hoses and belts that need replacement, and that can add up real quick, but it will pay off at the pump, and in the HP department too.
~Alex
~Alex
#11
Originally Posted by red-line-racer
[COLOR=Navy]...like it wants to shut off but ...
1. One of the many issues is a cracked cap: condensation shorts sparks to gnd. Smbdy here bough new cap: two (2) craked ones, the third one was working...
2. Another is, u did not get REAL wires, but hoses. Electrons do love more runnin via conductors than being killed at resistors... Shortly here: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/12
3. Third: u bought bosch plugs. If any magpies around, try u markmanship. NGK.
0. Last sound: *bosch* (said the fallin magpie)
#12
i asked a few friendes and thay told me that i need to move the distrib... to have the proper timeing could this be my prob i wanna try it but im afraid to f** it up just dont wanna take a major risk if i mess up the motor
#13
Originally Posted by red-line-racer
i asked a few friendes and thay told me that i need to move the distrib... to have the proper timeing could this be my prob i wanna try it but im afraid to f** it up just dont wanna take a major risk if i mess up the motor
If you did not move the distributor when you did your tune up then don't move it now...its not the problem if you didn't move it....
#14
Originally Posted by ColombianMax
Well I wish I knew how to do the labor but I dont, so I'm gonna take it to the shop and have them do it for me Yes I do feel helpless not being able to do it myself. One day I'll learn.
#15
Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
If you did not move the distributor when you did your tune up then don't move it now...its not the problem if you didn't move it....
#16
Originally Posted by red-line-racer
well i dont know if the previous owners moved it i am the 4th owner of this max it wasent in tip top shape when i bought it
Have you got out in it and drove it for more then 2 minutes??
#22
-Check for cracked/leaking vaccum hoses/lines.
-Get someone with a timing light and a brain to set your ignition timing (move dist.)
-And like our brother from da' north said, bosch is absolute trash. use NGK or denso, that is factory stuff that can be had at a parts store, NGK or factory wires are good anything else is a waste of $.
-Did you replace the fuel filter? very easy on VG, not sure on VE.
-how old is the fuel in the tank? water in tank?
-is idle speed set at correct RPM?
-Any check eng. light? / codes?
-oh, and EFI/injector cleaners/treatments never hurt. injector tips DO get cruddy after a while. anyone who has replaced injectors can verify that.
P.S. - my VG car would run rough for a bit initially after sitting for 2 or more days. Never really cared why, cuz it only did it if it sat. I'm rebuiling it right now anyway.
-Get someone with a timing light and a brain to set your ignition timing (move dist.)
-And like our brother from da' north said, bosch is absolute trash. use NGK or denso, that is factory stuff that can be had at a parts store, NGK or factory wires are good anything else is a waste of $.
-Did you replace the fuel filter? very easy on VG, not sure on VE.
-how old is the fuel in the tank? water in tank?
-is idle speed set at correct RPM?
-Any check eng. light? / codes?
-oh, and EFI/injector cleaners/treatments never hurt. injector tips DO get cruddy after a while. anyone who has replaced injectors can verify that.
P.S. - my VG car would run rough for a bit initially after sitting for 2 or more days. Never really cared why, cuz it only did it if it sat. I'm rebuiling it right now anyway.
#24
Originally Posted by red-line-racer
it only sputters when i have the a.c on
Try cleaning the idle air control vale and the throttle body with some throttle body cleaner...Don't use carb cleaner....They are not for your exact car, but the cleaning procedure is the same....
Here are a couple links on how to do it.....
http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/517
http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/518
#25
You arent too clear on whether or not the car had a stumbling issue before the tune up or not. If it did and the tune up didnt fix the stumbling, then you should check the fuel injectors. a bad injector will cause stumbling and a lack of power.
#26
I CAN BET THAT YOU MESSED UP THE locations for the pLUGS wires SO YOUR FIRING ORDER IS OFF. cHECK THIS OUT FIRST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING Else.
#27
Originally Posted by maximapitko
I CAN BET THAT YOU MESSED UP THE locations for the pLUGS wires SO YOUR FIRING ORDER IS OFF. cHECK THIS OUT FIRST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING Else.
He said it only sputters when the ac is on...If he crosswired the plugs it would do it all the time.....
#32
Originally Posted by Maxima Man
There not the fastest but there fast!
Go easy on us 89-92 se's and all GXE's
Go easy on us 89-92 se's and all GXE's
#35
Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Actually he means 89-91 SE's.....They were all VG's