Urgent - Flat spots

[IhateRICE!]

hey guys


i was out driving one night mucking around with mates just cruzing around and i've noticed that my car has flat spots from 40 to 60. it just seems to rev around 3000 but doesn't go anywhere. i want to know wats wrong? the car is really low on petrol i've never had it this low maybe it's sucking dirt through it but i'm not sure.


Every reply helps cheers Guys

[BURK_POP]

it could bee exacllywhat u said cause mine ran out of fuel and i toped it up it ran fine for a couple of hours and then it started stuffing up cause it dragging **** thought the fuel line and motor so take it to the macaninic and ask him to check out the fuel line u can do it ur self but i would bee hard cause u dont want air in ur feual line! hoep it helped

[IhateRICE!]

i put injector cleaner regualry but i'm really worried. because i know the gearbox needs a service. And the other day i gave the engine a sevice and spilt oil on the exhaust extrators ( stock) so i took the plugs out so i clean the oil off but i'm not sure if there on proberly but i've doubled checked them. maybe it could be spark plugs. not sure

cheers BURK_POP

very helpful

[BURK_POP]

not a problem also if u havent put the extracters on %100 you could bee loosing compresion so give that a look it may help :d good luck!

[IhateRICE!]

nah i didn't take the extrators off just the rubber plugs with the metal case and iv'e pushed them on so hard. And i've check the coil pack to. i'm scared it could be something unfixable. first car. and i also hear the wired sucking sound from the rear maybe because the petrols low i'm not sure.

[BURK_POP]

ok then id say it most probablly the fact that u ran out of fuel and now its sucking thought all the crap it will take about 3 or 4 days to clear it when it happened to mine every time i would turn it off it made a sound like a high pitch squel sort of thing like when u hear turbo if its not gone in a coupdl of days ask ur mecanic to look over it and c what he recons:d

[BURK_POP]

oh u got the same car as me

[IhateRICE!]

ok.

i'll go pput a full tank in and some injector cleaner and and so how it it runs. and go get MSD coil packs and see how it goes.

Cheers Dude very very helpful.

[BURK_POP]

not a prob

[IhateRICE!]

but if that isn't it what do you think is wrong??

[BURK_POP]

well from what ur telling me its the fuel line is blocking with crap from the bottom of the tank the best thing to do would bee to take it out on the highway and open it up take it for a run to clear it up and if that doesnt work u will have to get ur mecanic to clean the fuel line complettly and check it over from what im getting id just say its the fuel line and it will clear it sellf out does it rock a bit when u start it cause if it does well then that the prob and it will probablly need a tune after to

[IhateRICE!]

it seems the idle little it usallay does, but i'll still fill it up andsee how it goes. but i know the gearbox needs a service badly and idles ruff at the lights in blue D.

[BURK_POP]

well get it serviced and c what happens

[IhateRICE!]

righto cheers BURK_POP
extremley helpful

cheers i owe u a beer

[BURK_POP]

u know im gunna hold u to that beer!

[IhateRICE!]

hey guys

well today i put a full tank into it, and as fair as i know its running good no flat spots when accerlerating but i only had the proberlem when the engine was hot. so how long do you think it would take for the engine to get hot?


Cheers

[J_D]

Well mine never gets hot enough to turn the engine fan on unless im sitting in traffic or in a drive thru so you might have to take it for a long drive and then sit somewhere with the engine running for a while to build up the temp then start driving again when it gets up.

Also you should never run a fuel injected car below a quarter of a tank of fuel because the fuel pump uses the fuel for cooling and lubrication and you should change your fuel filter if you havent done it recently. Its not something that gets thought about as it is up near the diff. My car was lacking in power and sounded very harsh at high revs so I changed my fuel filter last weekend and it fixed the problem, I poured out the fuel in the filter into a container and I couldnt see the bottom of the container because it had so much crap in it(the fuel was black).

[samuels]

i put injector cleaner regualry but i'm really worried. because i know the gearbox needs a service. And the other day i gave the engine a sevice and spilt oil on the exhaust extrators ( stock) so i took the plugs out so i clean the oil off but i'm not sure if there on proberly but i've doubled checked them. maybe it could be spark plugs. not sure

cheers BURK_POP

very helpful

whilst you said you had a low tank and this is probably your problem,but i noticed in this post,you said your box needs a service,i'm assuming auto? there also maybe where your problem lies....torque convertor...even your kick down cable

[IhateRICE!]

thanks for all the post

before i put a full tank in. and havn't gone for a drive yet gotta do other things first. but last when it seems to kick down it just has no power and the revs are high ( around the 3000 mark) but isn't goin anywhere. But it seems fine now but like i said havn't got it hot.


Cheers guys

[samuels]

thanks for all the post

before i put a full tank in. and havn't gone for a drive yet gotta do other things first. but last when it seems to kick down it just has no power and the revs are high ( around the 3000 mark) but isn't goin anywhere. But it seems fine now but like i said havn't got it hot.


Cheers guys

just try all your other easier checks first....i thought it sounded a bit strange the way you explained,thats why i said torque converter,thats why i posted when i saw you said you have to have tranny service..before assuming it's torque convertor,try kick down first,making sure your accelerator cable is adjusted properly first,then adjust your kickdown,even if it's one click at a time(before adjusting kickdown mark original spot first,in case it's not that,so you can slide it back to the original spot) taking it for a drive if it hasn't fixed it pull over and pull out 1 more click etc until it does make a difference,if it doesn't make a difference,then the problem doesn't lie there

[IhateRICE!]

i've done a computer check and it has a code 12 ( which means things are fine) but that won't really tell me will it. not sure i'll for a drive now. And see how things are goin.

[IhateRICE!]

ok back from the drive everything seems fine but it just seems to slow down quicker then normal. But last night a emergency brake test to see how good the brakes are. They seem to work pretty good, maybe from me doing that there kinda sticky or stuck on abit would i be right there? But otherwise the car is good. Thanks for all your help everyone next time your near me Beers allround.

Cheers