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Old 01-28-2012, 08:04 PM
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So, I have a 95 sport with 146,000 miles on it. I have put a cold air intake on it with a throttle body spacer, new dynomax full exhaust, magnaflow cat, new tps, iac, fuel filter, wires, plugs, cap, and rotor just last year. Last month it started with a small miss at idle. So I replaced the cap and rotor since it looked alittle worn. That seemed to work only for about a week and it started again and seems to be getting worse. Any ideas?? I was thinking pehaps the o2 sensor. Not sure though
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Originally Posted by jwiglusz
So, I have a 95 sport with 146,000 miles on it. I have put a cold air intake on it with a throttle body spacer, new dynomax full exhaust, magnaflow cat, new tps, iac, fuel filter, wires, plugs, cap, and rotor just last year. Last month it started with a small miss at idle. So I replaced the cap and rotor since it looked alittle worn. That seemed to work only for about a week and it started again and seems to be getting worse. Any ideas?? I was thinking pehaps the o2 sensor. Not sure though
Check for codes? The O2 sensor really just sends rich/lean info to your ECU which then determines how much more or less fuel to give it. In any case, with that many miles on it, a new O2 sensor is a good idea. With all the newer parts you already have, I'd check for vacuum leaks. Spray a few short blasts around the throttle body, hoses, intake manifold etc. If starter fluid gets sucked in, you'll hear the change in idle.
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Spray some throttle body cleaner around the intake with the engine running. You may have a vacuum leak. You'll be able to tell when spraying as teh idle will change immediately.
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