Engine Prob. Please Help!!!
12-22-2005, 06:22 PM
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Engine Prob. Please Help!!!
i have a 97 SSE and just had my tranny flushed today that took care of a lugging problem, but i also have a problem with the engine. they said i may just need a tune up, but i cant afford what they were asking right now so me n my dad want to work on it on our own for now. this only seems to happen when im driving under 40 and only at certain times, but the engine begins to shake and the engine doesnt want to rev above 3000 rpm. also, the check engine light starts to flash whenever this happens. the guys at the shop said i might not be firing on a few cylinders due to old spark plugs that need to be replaced, but i dont know (as i dont know much about what im doing under the hood). so i have 2 questions, does replacing the spark plugs sound like the solution to the problem, and what are the best ones to buy if this is the case? thanks in advance for any help!!!
12-22-2005, 07:46 PM
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If you're on a tight budget just take the plugs out & examine them. White to light brown is good, dark brown to black is bad. If any are bad let us know which cylinders they came from.
Do you know how long its been since the fuel filter was changed?
How many miles on the car?
Do you know how long its been since the fuel filter was changed?
How many miles on the car?
12-23-2005, 12:32 PM
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Willwren and Mos Have very good points here...
Plugs and wires can and will cause a nasty miss if there is a problem... And for the Waste spark method to work correctly the Plugs and wires have to be good...
The Flashing SES light means that there is a random multiple missfire.... This will usually be most noticeable under load say at 40 Mph with the TCC applied...
My bet is plugs and wires, But do take the car down to Autozone, Or Advanced, both of them can scan codes for you...
Look to see if you have a Code P0300 or a P0301-P0306...
The 300 should be something along the lines of Multiple missfires detected iirc ... 301-306 will point out the individual cylinders, and may give you a direction to go in..
Have them read the codes, get them printed or written down, have them erase the codes and see if they later return or the SES comes back on again...
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Plugs and wires can and will cause a nasty miss if there is a problem... And for the Waste spark method to work correctly the Plugs and wires have to be good...
The Flashing SES light means that there is a random multiple missfire.... This will usually be most noticeable under load say at 40 Mph with the TCC applied...
My bet is plugs and wires, But do take the car down to Autozone, Or Advanced, both of them can scan codes for you...
Look to see if you have a Code P0300 or a P0301-P0306...
The 300 should be something along the lines of Multiple missfires detected iirc ... 301-306 will point out the individual cylinders, and may give you a direction to go in..
Have them read the codes, get them printed or written down, have them erase the codes and see if they later return or the SES comes back on again...
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12-23-2005, 07:23 PM
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new sparks today
last night i took my car down to advance auto parts, grabbed a set of new spark plugs, and had them read the code. it turned out to be multiple misfires. so today i put in new spark plugs today and the car isnt kicking anymore, but that was only after a very short ride. we started the engine up and looked at it in the dark, and wire #3 was sparking so we cleaned that up and that stopped. nothing seems wrong so far but id still like to take it for a longer ride and see how things go. the check engine light is still on but nothing seems wrong as far as i know. my guess is that i just need to give it some time or unhook the battery for a while. for now everythings good, but if anything goes haywire i know where to come first. thanks all!!!
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