Fall weather and performance

Discussion in 'Diagnosis/Help' started by lilbra48, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. lilbra48

    lilbra48 Active Member

    My car was running really good when the weather was nice, now with the shitty Fall weather my car is running like shit. Any ideas anyone?
     
  2. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    i wouldnt immediately turn 2 timing. (weather)


    maybe it just happened for anotehr reason? part failure etc.

    describe how it runs.

    lowerperformance, rough idle but smooth high revs? etc?

    and whats it idleing at?
     
  3. mephtar

    mephtar Well-Known Member

    cooler temps = better performace

    unplug your battery to reset your cpu and let it reprogram
     
  4. MITT4G

    MITT4G Well-Known Member

    Perfect answer !! +2
     
  5. CrazyAchmed

    CrazyAchmed Well-Known Member Donated!

    Have you gotten gas at any place strange lately? Tune-ups recently? Played with anything under the hood?

    I 3rd the reset the ecu and see what happens.
     
  6. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Time for a tuneup!

    Spark plugs, air filter, oil change, etc... :D
     
  7. trinikid

    trinikid Guest

    yeah i get those problems myself as soon as it starts to get cold in the morning when i first start my car it revs high den low high den low does ddat for 5 minutes until the car warms up anddd well now i got a slipping tranny :mad:
     
  8. lilbra48

    lilbra48 Active Member

    Mephtar, thanks a lot! Disconnected and it is better than it has been now!

    Questions though, first-my heater does not blow that hot. Is my answer to that in the long and quick fix for the heater or something else?

    Second-how hard is it really to do a shadetree halfshaft replacement?
     
  9. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    its not incredibly hard, but lets just say it is a job.

    tyr searching in the drivetrain forums
     
  10. CrazyAchmed

    CrazyAchmed Well-Known Member Donated!

    Half Shafts are simple, and shouldn't take more than 45min-1 hr to do.

    When was the last time you changed the coolant/thermostadt. May solve your not so hot heat problem.
     
  11. lilbra48

    lilbra48 Active Member

    I'll have to change that out, I don't remember ever doing it.
     
  12. lilbra48

    lilbra48 Active Member

    Alright, I was worried it was a clogged heater core. Not the case, I had a fail-safe thermostat stuck open-fixed.

    Half-shaft- fixed. Now a little noise in the front under steering conditions. Steering rack in the process. Fuck, I think I'm doing the bushings and struts/ coilovers next. Anyone have suggestions?
     

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