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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Wierd engine thing...

I gotta quick question, recently when i was at work i started my car and started to drive away and noticed that the engine was really choppy but it didnt seem like it was running on less than 6 cylinders... the thing is it goes away after about 1 min of driving or less and doesnt happen everytime i start the car... i was thinking spark plugs/wires or injectors, but im not sure and i dont have the money to guess around fixing things.

I'm just asking what u guys might think it is... so let me know.

Alex
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximahappy22
I gotta quick question, recently when i was at work i started my car and started to drive away and noticed that the engine was really choppy but it didnt seem like it was running on less than 6 cylinders... the thing is it goes away after about 1 min of driving or less and doesnt happen everytime i start the car... i was thinking spark plugs/wires or injectors, but im not sure and i dont have the money to guess around fixing things.

I'm just asking what u guys might think it is... so let me know.

Alex
Does it ever happen after you have been driving for a little while?
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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umm well once it happend after work so it had been sitting for at least 2 hours and today it happened at lunch so it had been sitting for about 15 mins. both times i was only driving for about 10-15 mins before letting it sit
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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does your motor kinda fail when you nail the gas... if so i am saying coil packs
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by vansskaterfreek
does your motor kinda fail when you nail the gas... if so i am saying coil packs
Vg=single coil...

Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Maximahappy22
I gotta quick question, recently when i was at work i started my car and started to drive away and noticed that the engine was really choppy but it didnt seem like it was running on less than 6 cylinders... the thing is it goes away after about 1 min of driving or less and doesnt happen everytime i start the car... i was thinking spark plugs/wires or injectors, but im not sure and i dont have the money to guess around fixing things.

I'm just asking what u guys might think it is... so let me know.

Alex
If your spark plugs/wires are old,then start there..

The guy who i bought my wife's vg from thought the injectors were bad,so he sold it dirt cheap[$800]

Turned out to be bad spark plugs..
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:10 AM
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If your spark plugs/wires are old,then start there..

The guy who i bought my wife's vg from thought the injectors were bad,so he sold it dirt cheap[$800]

Turned out to be bad spark plugs..
if your injectors are bad, its expensive to replace?
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by khemraj1999
if your injectors are bad, its expensive to replace?
Yes............
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Yes............
how much u think? $1000?
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by khemraj1999
how much u think? $1000?
Labor? not sure in your area..I would guess about $300..

The expensive part would be the injectors if you replaced all 6..They run about $100 a piece new..Do NOT get remans as they have a high premature failure rate..
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Vg=single coil...

oops...
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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can we please stay on topic!!!!!
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