low end power loss could it be coils?
07-19-2010, 08:16 PM
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low end power loss could it be coils?
OK so i started my car after at the end of the day to drive home from work and noticed the following. I am turbocharged.
1.My 700-2/3kish rpms seemed really slow and sluggish to climb.
2. After driving i stopped and got some gas the turn over was a bit rough.
3. Car idles fine
4. I reved the car from idle slowly to about 5k and i got a blinking cel which im assuming is a misfire code because it didnt stay static.
5. My AFR's were richer then normal and climbing the hill near my house seemed difficult for the car.
6. I noticed this all during the heavy rain.....might have nothing to do with this
Im guessing my issue is coils or plugs or combination.
1.My 700-2/3kish rpms seemed really slow and sluggish to climb.
2. After driving i stopped and got some gas the turn over was a bit rough.
3. Car idles fine
4. I reved the car from idle slowly to about 5k and i got a blinking cel which im assuming is a misfire code because it didnt stay static.
5. My AFR's were richer then normal and climbing the hill near my house seemed difficult for the car.
6. I noticed this all during the heavy rain.....might have nothing to do with this
Im guessing my issue is coils or plugs or combination.
07-19-2010, 08:34 PM
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Its difficult not to im willing to make a$$ out myself lol.
I believe i just validated it though. i held the peddle at the low rpm (1500k) the light began blinking then went solid and got a CEL P0301 which is misfire on the front rotor so either coils or plugs correct or at least a step in the right direction i would think less of an assumption?
I believe i just validated it though. i held the peddle at the low rpm (1500k) the light began blinking then went solid and got a CEL P0301 which is misfire on the front rotor so either coils or plugs correct or at least a step in the right direction i would think less of an assumption?
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07-19-2010, 09:23 PM
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Ill add some other information i neglected as im now backtracking the past few months.
Im running stock plugs......... pushing about 9psi my first month of running i was very rich.....I did then order the rx7 and rx8 plug combo from you however did not install them and lent them to a friend who was unable to get his turbo 8 started and believed it was due to flooding and the plugs were bad. So my other guess is my spark plugs are really nasty right now...... which could also be throwing the cel? Correcto?
Im running stock plugs......... pushing about 9psi my first month of running i was very rich.....I did then order the rx7 and rx8 plug combo from you however did not install them and lent them to a friend who was unable to get his turbo 8 started and believed it was due to flooding and the plugs were bad. So my other guess is my spark plugs are really nasty right now...... which could also be throwing the cel? Correcto?
07-19-2010, 09:38 PM
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My car was doing similar to what you described, but started idling really rough a few days after it started the sluggishness. I had no CEL of any kind showing up with the issue. It turns out I had a plug and the wire go bad (burnt basically). It was completely dead and not firing at all. I don't remember which plug it was that went bad though. I replaced them this morning and my car is running great again.
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