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putt putt putt..

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:44 pm
by dhomovich09
spit and spudder under acceleration.. but onyl in certain position of gas pedal.. any ideas??

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:29 pm
by Petrified.Rabbit
could be the gas, o2, plugs, coil pack, or a throttle body/pedal..

gas is gonna run through, if the problem gets worse, or is not gone halfway through the next tank i would get it looked at.

the o2 has gone bad on my car, but when it went, mine would run at all. Not sure who else had theirs dones (wolf?)

plugs and coil pack would through a code, any codes?

throttle body or pedal SHOULD throw a code..

my car has a slight dead spot feel right of a stop, i've decided it a delay in the dbw, i've learn to lessen the hesitation by changing how i accelerate from a stop.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:33 pm
by dhomovich09
theres no codes at all.. im gonna fill up tomorrow with some dry gas and see what happens.. its just started today i have never had a problem(besides the crappy throttle response).. ill see what happens i guess..

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:57 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
Try dumping a red bottle of HEET in it and see what happens. After that if it's still doing it check the gap on your plugs and check to make sure the porcelain isn't cracked. If that's not it you've probably got a bad o2 or an arcing coil.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:18 am
by dhomovich09
alright will do thanks

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:05 pm
by dhomovich09
is gmpartsdirect.com the only place to get the coil pack for my year? i drove about 100 miles and if anything its worse.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:19 pm
by Petrified.Rabbit
are you not under warranty?

gmpartsdirect is a dealership, that sells wholesale online.. there are a few others, but it doesn't mean any of them have the parts you need in stock.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:50 pm
by dhomovich09
so pretty much i have to take my car to the dealer then... might as well i have three different warranties active on it right now haha i just figured i could save some time and such by doing it myself.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:47 pm
by dhomovich09
so the other night when PA had the snow storm i was coming home from work and had to help a few people push their cars back on the road (rt 100) so i put the flashers on. they worked but it amazed me.. they were dimming my headlights... i like this car but i think i got a dud.. nothing but problems.

Re: putt putt putt..

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:46 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
Time for a new alternator.