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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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bad gas?

my car has been having a terrible time since my last fill up. ive been using 91 premium octane all summer from this one station with no problems, and yet the last time i filled up (41 miles ago with 5.99gal of 91 oct premium) i have had

a) rough idle around 600rpm
b) rough shifts - auto winding up to 3-4k rpm's before it goes to 2nd
c) no power - flooring the car cant get wheels to chirp when they used to completely spin out

i feel like leaving the car on all night to run this **** poor gas out of my car...
Old Aug 13, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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No codes? Try some fuel injector cleaner and see if that helps the problems.
Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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my check engine light isn't blinking so i assume there aren't any codes...

i forgot to mention there's a lot of vibration too
Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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might not be the gas..might be something do to with mechanical problems. have you performed a tune up lately? how are your engine mounts, and are your tires treads still in decent shape?
Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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miles, miles on plugs, does the CEL light up when you start the car?

I would just blow through this tank, refill with the best you can get and go from there
Old Aug 14, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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Could my CAT be going bad? I just had an aftermarket Y pipe put on a few weeks ago
Old Aug 14, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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Check and see if you have any ghost codes.
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