cars running rich need help n idle problem
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cars running rich need help n idle problem
REALLY NEED HELP MY ONLY CAR
Hey guys i was wondering why can i do to make my car not run so rich...i dont know why its running rich..
Today my car just started to idle at like 200 rpm out of the blues...dont know what happen...i came home then turn off my car then turned it back on and some how the car just started idling at 200 rpm(usually idles at 900-1000)... when stepping on the gas while the car is in neutral the car sounds like it gonna die...i checked the spark plugs n they were black...i dont know if thats the reason...but i cant figure why...any clues...
HELP PLEASE
Hey guys i was wondering why can i do to make my car not run so rich...i dont know why its running rich..
Today my car just started to idle at like 200 rpm out of the blues...dont know what happen...i came home then turn off my car then turned it back on and some how the car just started idling at 200 rpm(usually idles at 900-1000)... when stepping on the gas while the car is in neutral the car sounds like it gonna die...i checked the spark plugs n they were black...i dont know if thats the reason...but i cant figure why...any clues...
HELP PLEASE
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Re: cars running rich need help n idle problem
^x2 I was just thinking the exact same thing.
Just imagine what your O2 sensor looks like if your spark plugs are black in under 2 months. I think it would be a safe bet that your O2 sensor is caked with carbon.
And just because you CEL was on and your car seemed to run fine prior to this episode. Doesn't mean that code wasn't the problem to begin with. It could have been a simple code telling you that you are running a bit rich. Now 6 months later, because you ran your car with a rich mixture, your O2 sensor has finally gotten so dirty it doesn't function properly at all. This is just my opinion though.
What size injectors are you using/what is your current engine setup?
Just imagine what your O2 sensor looks like if your spark plugs are black in under 2 months. I think it would be a safe bet that your O2 sensor is caked with carbon.
And just because you CEL was on and your car seemed to run fine prior to this episode. Doesn't mean that code wasn't the problem to begin with. It could have been a simple code telling you that you are running a bit rich. Now 6 months later, because you ran your car with a rich mixture, your O2 sensor has finally gotten so dirty it doesn't function properly at all. This is just my opinion though.
What size injectors are you using/what is your current engine setup?
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Re: cars running rich need help n idle problem
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i have a 1990 Acura Integra ls 2 door. the fans dont turn on at all. im missing a green sensor on the solenoid does that affect my car? how? my car feelas week. it feels like it has no *****. i rev it vtec kicks in and it sounds good. but when i practice my take off it looses powe. the motor is a b16a vtec. i have dc headers but in the down pipe there ar like 3 little hose cause the car was lower by the previous owner. i bought it for $1000 dollars with a broken tranny. i got one but it on and the guy told me that he hit something and the tranny broke. the down pipe is scratch and 3 little hose are there those that effect too. also when i start my car the rpm is to hight it goes up tp 3000 rpm and stays there, but when i disconnect a vacuum hose and reconnect it it goes down to 1000rpm and goes up tp 2000rpm and it keeps doing that. my car was just sitting on a street for a long time with a sale sign. how can i restore my car so it could run like it suppost too. they told me it could be out off time too.
i have a 1990 Acura Integra ls 2 door. the fans dont turn on at all. im missing a green sensor on the solenoid does that affect my car? how? my car feelas week. it feels like it has no *****. i rev it vtec kicks in and it sounds good. but when i practice my take off it looses powe. the motor is a b16a vtec. i have dc headers but in the down pipe there ar like 3 little hose cause the car was lower by the previous owner. i bought it for $1000 dollars with a broken tranny. i got one but it on and the guy told me that he hit something and the tranny broke. the down pipe is scratch and 3 little hose are there those that effect too. also when i start my car the rpm is to hight it goes up tp 3000 rpm and stays there, but when i disconnect a vacuum hose and reconnect it it goes down to 1000rpm and goes up tp 2000rpm and it keeps doing that. my car was just sitting on a street for a long time with a sale sign. how can i restore my car so it could run like it suppost too. they told me it could be out off time too.
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Re: cars running rich need help n idle problem
need help
i have a 1990 Acura Integra ls 2 door. the fans dont turn on at all. im missing a green sensor on the solenoid does that affect my car? how? my car feelas week. it feels like it has no *****. i rev it vtec kicks in and it sounds good. but when i practice my take off it looses powe. the motor is a b16a vtec. i have dc headers but in the down pipe there ar like 3 little hose cause the car was lower by the previous owner. i bought it for $1000 dollars with a broken tranny. i got one but it on and the guy told me that he hit something and the tranny broke. the down pipe is scratch and 3 little hose are there those that effect too. also when i start my car the rpm is to hight it goes up tp 3000 rpm and stays there, but when i disconnect a vacuum hose and reconnect it it goes down to 1000rpm and goes up tp 2000rpm and it keeps doing that. my car was just sitting on a street for a long time with a sale sign. how can i restore my car so it could run like it suppost too. they told me it could be out off time too.
i have a 1990 Acura Integra ls 2 door. the fans dont turn on at all. im missing a green sensor on the solenoid does that affect my car? how? my car feelas week. it feels like it has no *****. i rev it vtec kicks in and it sounds good. but when i practice my take off it looses powe. the motor is a b16a vtec. i have dc headers but in the down pipe there ar like 3 little hose cause the car was lower by the previous owner. i bought it for $1000 dollars with a broken tranny. i got one but it on and the guy told me that he hit something and the tranny broke. the down pipe is scratch and 3 little hose are there those that effect too. also when i start my car the rpm is to hight it goes up tp 3000 rpm and stays there, but when i disconnect a vacuum hose and reconnect it it goes down to 1000rpm and goes up tp 2000rpm and it keeps doing that. my car was just sitting on a street for a long time with a sale sign. how can i restore my car so it could run like it suppost too. they told me it could be out off time too.
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