Sputter sputter..cough cough
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Sputter sputter..cough cough
Car: '96 (BG?) Legacy 2.2l w/ 5spd
Symptoms:
CEL is off, no pending codes.
Motor hesitates at low rpm while accelerating. I can replicate the symptom 100% of the time like this:
On a level road, rolling in 2nd at about 10-15 mph, I'll floor the throttle. Engine takes a good 3-6 seconds to reach 2000+ rpm, at which point it smoothes right out.
Motor does not hesitate above 2000 +/- rpm.
I've gone through the engine, looking for vacuum leaks and anything that may have come loose, but everything seems kosher.
Any ideas on solving this one?
Paul
Symptoms:
CEL is off, no pending codes.
Motor hesitates at low rpm while accelerating. I can replicate the symptom 100% of the time like this:
On a level road, rolling in 2nd at about 10-15 mph, I'll floor the throttle. Engine takes a good 3-6 seconds to reach 2000+ rpm, at which point it smoothes right out.
Motor does not hesitate above 2000 +/- rpm.
I've gone through the engine, looking for vacuum leaks and anything that may have come loose, but everything seems kosher.
Any ideas on solving this one?
Paul
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I am going to say check yours wires. I had this, and it turns out that one of the boots thats slips and snaps onto the spark plug got loose, when I punched it the plug would lose contact with the wires and a shudder/stutter would result. Make sure the metal caps of the plugs are screwed on tight and that the wires *snap* onto the plugs. Replacing wires on these cars seems to do a motor good.
Chris
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Problem solved!
There were two faults that I came across.
1. Spark plugs were worn...about 50k mi in 18 months
2. Plugs on driver's side were a full turn loose!
Changed out the plugs and torqued them down ...as was done last time. Can't figure out how they came loose.
Also changed out the wires as they were original with 210k miles.
Paul
There were two faults that I came across.
1. Spark plugs were worn...about 50k mi in 18 months
2. Plugs on driver's side were a full turn loose!
Changed out the plugs and torqued them down ...as was done last time. Can't figure out how they came loose.
Also changed out the wires as they were original with 210k miles.
Paul
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