Self diagnosed as COILS-Agree or Disagree
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Self diagnosed as COILS-Agree or Disagree
My 8 is an 04 with engine #1 with 71,000 miles on it. I recently garaged my car, disconnected the battery, cleaned the engine bay, etc.
The past 4 weekends I took it out, my 8 will NOT stay running
It still has FULL POWER, it does not feel like its lost power, but as soon as I push in the clutch, no matter the speed or gear, the needle just goes right down to 0.
Reason I diagnose it as coils is because I have done extensive research and usually a loss in low end power and dying out is associated with coils. My car seems to "lag" (worse than normal ) up until about 5K which is when it kicks in full force. The last time my coils were replaces was at 21K miles
The only other thing I could think of was that when I washed and detailed my engine bay, maybe water got someplace it shouldnt be
I JUST replaced the plugs and wires at 62K miles but neglected the coils, and my car has a midpipe so it is not a clogged cat
Any input would be great, thanks everyone.
The past 4 weekends I took it out, my 8 will NOT stay running
It still has FULL POWER, it does not feel like its lost power, but as soon as I push in the clutch, no matter the speed or gear, the needle just goes right down to 0.
Reason I diagnose it as coils is because I have done extensive research and usually a loss in low end power and dying out is associated with coils. My car seems to "lag" (worse than normal ) up until about 5K which is when it kicks in full force. The last time my coils were replaces was at 21K miles
The only other thing I could think of was that when I washed and detailed my engine bay, maybe water got someplace it shouldnt be
I JUST replaced the plugs and wires at 62K miles but neglected the coils, and my car has a midpipe so it is not a clogged cat
Any input would be great, thanks everyone.
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Well, I went outside yesterday and pushed on all the ignition wires. LOL, problem solved! It idles perfect now. Thats some weight off my shoulders, thanks for the help. Engine #1 is still good
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