Please Help!...Emergency! Fuel problem? Engine?
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Originally Posted by DCSilvrEvo
HEY if you take to a dealer the Mitsu dealer in Alexandria VA. YOu sure be sure to get that problem fix.
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Originally Posted by gunzo
maybe you ran you tank dry and got crap stuck in the fuel filter?
or clogged injectors from the crud..
you oil light is due to low idle.. hmm had this problem before but it was due to bad oil filter.. wonder what that got to do with what you did..bbut since you said oils black .. why not.. its what $3 for the oil filter?
or clogged injectors from the crud..
you oil light is due to low idle.. hmm had this problem before but it was due to bad oil filter.. wonder what that got to do with what you did..bbut since you said oils black .. why not.. its what $3 for the oil filter?
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you dont have to clean the injectors...you are fine...if you are really **** you can pull the injectors and ship them off to get them cleaned....if you run a tank dry, it doesn't start pulling crap into the injectors like soot or anything, thats why u have a fuel filter.
change the oil, get some higher octane in there and drive it...i think you are fine
change the oil, get some higher octane in there and drive it...i think you are fine
Originally Posted by talentsearch301
So I get it to the pump...put about $10.00 worth of gas (87 oct) just so I can make it to one more gas station...so I drive like a madman to hurry up to find a gas station to get some premium gas...and I did...I fill her up and put some STP gas fuelcleaner additive...the gas attendant told me to drive hard to blow the bad sh#t out...so I did....about 10 mile from home, the car start to bog, backfire, cut off, lose power...WTF
So basically I creep home with alot of backfiring, shutdown, restarts! Engine oil light coming on and going off.
So basically I creep home with alot of backfiring, shutdown, restarts! Engine oil light coming on and going off.
Do a compression test and be prepared to rebuild your motor. Let this be a lesson to you and everyone here! Don't listen to any gas attendant!
Wow...gas attendant don't know ****. Blow the crap out? You're supposed to take it easy and not drive like a madman in the first place. Never use fuel injector cleaner, it'll actually clog up the injectors. I say pull the motor.
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Cant find the fuel filter...
Im thinking about changing the fuel pump, is the little fuel bag connected to the pump the only fuel filter in the system?
After the fuel draining and plug change, and oil change and reset the ECU...she's still backfiring and bogging down. Even with the high octane
Im thinking about changing the fuel pump, is the little fuel bag connected to the pump the only fuel filter in the system?
After the fuel draining and plug change, and oil change and reset the ECU...she's still backfiring and bogging down. Even with the high octane
sorry buddy, im just not sure if this crazy tune up is gonna fix anything. beating the crap out of ur car with 87 octane in it, even if it was mixed with 93, still probably only had an octane rating of 90-91 maybe. im not sure why people think that mixing gas in a car u can burn one before the other. they mix together because they are the same. if u put 2% milk in a half empty gallon of 1% milk, do u think ur gonna only be able to drink the 1% first? pretty sure they mix. might not be the best correlation but i think u get the idea.
