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Update to "What Sensor is Causing This?"

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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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Update to "What Sensor is Causing This?"

I ended up checking all of the sensors I could get to, making sure they weren't loose or had any bad wires or anything. I couldn't find anything wrong visually with the sensors so I checked all my plugs, and they were all fine, except the number 8 plug had some play in it so I tightened it down. I still had mild idle trouble. So, I looked around for some more stuff and looked under the corrosion ring on the positive (+) battery terminal and there was ALOT of crap there. I got a few cans of coke and started cleaning it off and I got 90% of it off, but in the process, the corrosion ate through one of my power cable that go to my amp. Well today I went and got a new terminal for the battery, a new connector for the amp, and thouroughly cleaned up the corrosion rings and put it all back on. The car started up and idled alot better, but was still very mildly rough.

So at that point I decided I would try some fuel injector cleaner that was reccomended to me from this board. I got some Chevron with Techron injector cleaner and poured it in with 8 gallons of gas (already ~4 in the tank) after a few seconds, the car idled perfect. The 12 mile drive home it ran perfect with no bad idles at all. The car also feels a bit healthier too. So the combination of fuel injector cleaner and cleaning the positive battery terminal I think cured my rough idle... for now.
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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Re: Update to "What Sensor is Causing This?"

nice.....always feels good when shes running right
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:51 AM
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Yeah it does, I drove her again for another 40 miles and it never acted up once. Definately feels good
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 06:31 AM
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Re: Update to "What Sensor is Causing This?"

So what brandof gas are you using in there?
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Re: Update to "What Sensor is Causing This?"

Right now, Chevron with Techron Premium 91

I usually use Shell V-Power 91, but I had to go to Chevron to pick a bottle of that Fuel injector cleaner so I was already at the station. I'll go to it again next time because it recomends 2 treatments of the cleaner for the best results.
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Your using 91? I might give the chevron treatment a try. I know it helped in my truck.
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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Definately worked out for me, I would reccomend it to anyone who may suspect that therir injectors are a little dirty.
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