Lovin this car, hating its tantrums
#1
Lovin this car, hating its tantrums
So I posted before about swapping the shifter, got that all squared away thank god. However the other issue I have to tackle now is something that's hard to describe especially since it is not giving me any codes to work on.
Car cold = runs great
Car warm = lets start an intricate circus of me worrying about coming to a stop and trying to go
I basically will be able to drive the car without a hitch when the engine is cold. When it hits right in the middle on the thermostat and when the engine oil hits about 200 degrees I run into a very intermittent issue. I will be at a stop, my observation is the idle will drop below 1000 rpms, and giving it gas kills the RPMs and if I gas it too much it will stall all together. Takes forever to get it started back up because the engines flooded. Doesn't have any of those issues when I am not stopped. My research obviously gives me 3 results. Fuel system = filter/pump/injectors. I am against this because I have no issues provided I am cruising along, even at low speeds. MAF system = whole intake setup. Which it is a modified intake which looks to be pretty solid? and last and not least is the exhaust system = catalytic converter/leaks/pipe. I am very frustrated because I don't know where to start because there is very many expensive (even as DIY) things to fix any 3 of these problems that I don't want to guess at.
I wonder if anyone knows this issue and or possibly the best way to figure out what my problem is.
Car cold = runs great
Car warm = lets start an intricate circus of me worrying about coming to a stop and trying to go
I basically will be able to drive the car without a hitch when the engine is cold. When it hits right in the middle on the thermostat and when the engine oil hits about 200 degrees I run into a very intermittent issue. I will be at a stop, my observation is the idle will drop below 1000 rpms, and giving it gas kills the RPMs and if I gas it too much it will stall all together. Takes forever to get it started back up because the engines flooded. Doesn't have any of those issues when I am not stopped. My research obviously gives me 3 results. Fuel system = filter/pump/injectors. I am against this because I have no issues provided I am cruising along, even at low speeds. MAF system = whole intake setup. Which it is a modified intake which looks to be pretty solid? and last and not least is the exhaust system = catalytic converter/leaks/pipe. I am very frustrated because I don't know where to start because there is very many expensive (even as DIY) things to fix any 3 of these problems that I don't want to guess at.
I wonder if anyone knows this issue and or possibly the best way to figure out what my problem is.
#4
Since the symptoms are related to the temp of the motor, I'd start with the coolant temp sensor, for two reasons:
1. It's known to take a crap in this car without throwing any codes
2. It's cheap, $20 and 20 minutes.
1. It's known to take a crap in this car without throwing any codes
2. It's cheap, $20 and 20 minutes.
#5
I second this, sounds like a classic CTS failure.
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