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b18b1 not making power like it did

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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hey guys my b18 has lost a lot of power lately and has a small and suddle idle surge when its just warming up. and it seems like it is still pulling good at half throttle like it use to but when i go ***** out its sluggish and thoughts of what it is let me know the motor is in a eg hatch
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Time for a tune up
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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already did oil change cap and rotor plugs pug wires fuel filter
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Have you lashed your valves. Are you burning oil. Have you changed your coolant. cleaned your iacv. cleaned your fitv. compression test
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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not burning oil. i am thinking i have a sensor out
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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check coolant for oil...
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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nope. i have checked all the common stuff like that i more looking towards computer related like could my map sensor do that
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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how about replace your fuel filter/air filter?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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Have you checked the ignition timing with a timing gun? Is the CEL on?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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Cel was on when I got the car. So I don't know if it threw another code. How do u check it. I want to time it and figure what code it is throwing
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Click here to learn how to pull the CEL codes. Use a timing gun to check the ignition timing.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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ya check timing and do a compression test, timing belt could've skipped
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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everyone blurts out all these crazy answers. check the code first
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