.. I am having some sputtering problems with the car.. it'* acting like it has bad gas, or the fuel pump is cutting out.. if that makes sense.. I thought of a few things it could be:

bad gas
faulty injector
fuel filter
coil


a couple of other probaly nots ( PCM, TB sensor, bad MAF)

let me know what you think...this is the first time i put 91oct in it..

I also shut the car off for 5 min and checked all my plug wires and it seemed to help.. i was thinking it could also be a bad ground, but I don't have a system hooked up or anything drawing a lot of current..no check engine light..


I knew I shouldnt have bought gas in the ghetto.. lol..

It would help to know what year and trim level (and engine) you have.

I have my suspicions if you have an L36 (95-05 non-supercharged) but I really can't answer until I know what you have.

PLEASE put that in your signature by updating your profile.

my bad.. it'* the 95 SEEi I put pics of yesterday..

well as long as the car runs, then maybe it is just separated gas...im not sure if fuel stabilizer will FIX separated gas, but its worth a try!

Just try some fuel stabilizer and some injector cleaner. At 65k, you really should not be experiencing any real mechanical problems. But who knows.

does this happen all the time or just in the mornings and after the car warms up it goes away for the most part?
I had the sputtering problems in the morning as soon as there was heavy dew on the grass everymorning and the car would run like crap. after I got about 10 miles on it it would run lots better.
the problem was the moister from the dew was getting on the plug wires causing them to short out and after the engine heated up and burned the moister out it ran ok. changed the plugs and wires and fixed it.

You are running 91 octane gas, right?

Could be anything. But we need to start with the freebies and bascis. Check all of your connections on the battery and at the grounds. Insure that the cables are clean and free of corrosion and the connections are tight, especially at the battery.

What brand spark plugs are in the car? Original spark plug wires?

Also, need to check that the O2 wire is not making contact with any sparkplug wire.

Cleaning the coil pack plate, MAF, and IAC are also freebies. After that, we should check into the plugs, wires, fuel filter, PCV.