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VS Not Running So Good...Please help...!
Hi People...I turn to you for help once again...
I Have a '96 VS Commodore Series II 3.8L Automatic. My dad bought it from new and it was handed over to me when I got my L plates. I got my P's about 2 months ago now and ever since I have had it...it was been the best and most reliable car ever. It it currently has 171,435 km's on the clock. The only thing I have ever had to do to it is change the Crank Angle Sensor and it was fine after that. I have always serviced and well maintained it and so has my dad when he had it. I never thrash or abuse this car either. Anyway...it now has this very weird problem. When on idle, it sounds like it is missing and the idle is all over the place. Also When I Just just open the throttle a little bit...like the tinyest little bit, it sounds like it is going to stall and the idle drops but if you just accelerate normal or quick it doesnt do it. However, the most noticeable problem with it is when say example I go up a driveway to do a U-turn or just stop...as I put it into reverse, i see the idle drop right down and it shudders and vibrates and almost stalls. It has never actually stalled before but it is really annoying and is quite embarrising among me worrying about it consantly because I have always cared for the car so much. I took the batterly leads off for an hour and a half to reset the ECU and i checked the leads on the coil pack and plugs to see if they were all on properly but it is still doing it. Anyway, I hope you guys can help me out with this as it would be much appreaciated and will help me sleep better at night. I trust that you will be able to help me out as you have always done so with other little problems that me and my dad have had. Cheers, Joe
Hi People...I turn to you for help once again...
I Have a '96 VS Commodore Series II 3.8L Automatic. My dad bought it from new and it was handed over to me when I got my L plates. I got my P's about 2 months ago now and ever since I have had it...it was been the best and most reliable car ever. It it currently has 171,435 km's on the clock. The only thing I have ever had to do to it is change the Crank Angle Sensor and it was fine after that. I have always serviced and well maintained it and so has my dad when he had it. I never thrash or abuse this car either. Anyway...it now has this very weird problem. When on idle, it sounds like it is missing and the idle is all over the place. Also When I Just just open the throttle a little bit...like the tinyest little bit, it sounds like it is going to stall and the idle drops but if you just accelerate normal or quick it doesnt do it. However, the most noticeable problem with it is when say example I go up a driveway to do a U-turn or just stop...as I put it into reverse, i see the idle drop right down and it shudders and vibrates and almost stalls. It has never actually stalled before but it is really annoying and is quite embarrising among me worrying about it consantly because I have always cared for the car so much. I took the batterly leads off for an hour and a half to reset the ECU and i checked the leads on the coil pack and plugs to see if they were all on properly but it is still doing it. Anyway, I hope you guys can help me out with this as it would be much appreaciated and will help me sleep better at night. I trust that you will be able to help me out as you have always done so with other little problems that me and my dad have had. Cheers, Joe