seatownms6

Just 15 minutes ago my "new" FD (only 67k miles, just bought it last week) was running perfectly. PERFECTLY.

So... tonight i was going up a hill and gave it some power (i've done this a few times on the same hill) and all of a sudden it started jerking forward to backward. I obviously let off immediately and go at it slower. It does the same thing around 3000-4000 rpm. I barely made it to the top of the hill to my house.

I let it glide the rest of the way to my house and restart it. EXTREMELY ROUGH IDLE. It is running VERY rich and smells like it.

What happened? THANK YOU

oh and tonight is the first night i had my new hks 120mm exhaust silencer on.

and i just changed the oil to mobil 1 synthetic

please help thanks

seatownms6

please give any advice

beqa16v

maybe a hose from pressure sensor has poped off?

seatownms6

where is that?

badddrx7

iTrader: (7)

If you do not know where something that simple lies, then you need to do a LOT of reading and purchase the green manual. You will shortly find out that without any basic FD knowledge of where things are and what they do, your car won't be on the road long


Later

jdhuegel1

Sounds like the MAP sensor hose popped off. But yeah - people really need to research before buying cars... especially these.

rexhvn

Definiately sounds like your map sensor hose has popped off. It's like a black plug with a hose attached to it located on the firewall.. almost directly above the oil filter or there abouts...

SLOASFK

iTrader: (5)

If you tell these guys everything, they'll never learn to find stuff out for themselves....

And yeah, +1 for the MAP sensor hose.

JSmall

This is why I registered a long time before I will be able to afford one (probably 2-3 years), haha.

seatownms6

ok i'll buy the damn book

i really do appreciate it though guys i'll look into that sensor today!

dannehakan

i yould also say the map sensor. the symptoms youre describing is exactly what i had when my map sensor hose popped off

bajaman

it is because you are using synthetic oil.
Everyone knows that. The non-dinomolecular peptides disassociated from the base stock while you were going up the hill, hence the problem.
Go back to non-synthetic.

jmadams74

Unfortunately, it's the same symptoms when the engine goes!

seatownms6

just fixed it.

thanks

i'm an idiot


and i have a the books in the mail to me already LOL

DaveW

Now, be nice to the newbie...

seatownms6

i know the manual says not to use synthetic oil

but i read tons of threads on here saying i SHOULD use it .

seatownms6

yeah i read about similar things happening like that

lets just say i was not the happiest person last night!

seatownms6

for sure. you guys are hardcore :

lol

bajaman

Just having some fun.

seatownms6....I'll bet you heaved a big sigh of relief when it WAS the map sensor hose, huh?

seatownms6

holy hell. you have no idea.

lets just say i was ready for the worst.

bajaman

Compare your relief to my dismay several years ago when I blew my engine, and I was like, "Okay...maybe it is just the MAP sensor hose..." as I pulled to the side of the road.
THAT is the most sickening feeling.

Glad everything is okay.

And hey, we were ALL 'newbies' once, so don't sweat it.

SLOASFK

iTrader: (5)

Actually, the current popular belief is that the type of oil used doesn't matter so much as the frequency with which you change it. Every 1000-1500 miles is the generally accepted rule.

RX7_GRL

Seriously, it's posts like this that make this forum stay alive. If everyone knew everything, we would all just be in the lounge.

Give us newbs a break and just help us out would you? ^_^

zanthrax

You should read that as: don't you synthetic oil using 15year old technology.

seatownms6

yes! that would be great! you're in seattle? any events coming up soon? any meets?