Recent content by Jason_nakal

Post script for anyone who runs into a similar problem—it was the fuel pump.

How do I view live data? I have a basic code reader only. Specialized tools, presumably. My latest thoughts are the throttle body (control…? It’s been cleaned 2x now) and the upstream air/fuel/O2 sensor. It has thrown a p0171 code once or twice.

So this did NOT actually fix it. Unclear why I got a couple of warms starts out of it initially, but it is as before now. Back to the drawing board. Of you do change the coolant temp sensor - I can’t see the pic me mentioned - but it’s between the banks in the front behind the timing...

Yes, it sounds like you might have the same thing. It’s not a difficult part to change, you can do it in less than an hour. That said, it’s also not expensive to get an OEM one, they’re around $55 plus shipping (you’ll also need 5 crush washers). I just went with the OEM. Less than $100 to...

Solved Thanks for all of the input. I changed the coolant temp sensor, and two warm starts were normal/ as they should be. Looks like a fix!

Thanks - I had that thought. It’s a cheap sensor, I’ll go ahead and change it.

How would I/ the mechanic know one of the injectors is ‘intermittently’ failing? Is there specific diagnostic equip they’ll need to use? All indications are I’m going to have to spoon feed my mechanic, and I’m not sure what this “ok” mechanic has. Even though I live in a big city, I’ve yet to...

I have changed the battery in the last ~6 months so good there. I probably can’t pull the plugs all that fast… LTFT…?

Yes, tried various throttle inputs, all the way up to flooring it. Helps sometimes if I time it exactly right - right at ignition. Once it’s stumbling it’s over.

Forgot to mention I had tried the fuel system cleaner at least once. I’ve searched in this a lot, and found (only) one guy with the same problem, and his ended up being a bad injector, so I think you guys are on to it. IAC also seemed close, I may just try this as well. I’ll also listen...

2002 with 170k miles. Cold start, works perfectly, and drives as normal. When I park for example to get gas, it starts back up. If I park it for longer, say to go into a store for 10+min, it won’t start. It bogs and sputters, then dies. Kind of like it’s running too rich…? Each successive...

Y In for pics

100% what i am looking for. unfortunately, I am in Atlanta.

Rear head rests - what is the color and your price? Thanks.

Thanks, I hadnt heard that. Definitely not having any luck. And to think, cloth is what i've wanted the whole time...