First to start off.i ant got a LS1 or even a v-6.i know some guys dont know a lot about 4 bangers but you guys know about all things motors...well here we go.....I went out to start my car to-day to goto work...well when i started it it sounded like a freakin go-kart.it was spitin and spuderin like a mother.....and where i live there is a a some-what big hill to go up...well my foot was almost hittin the ground out side....and it almost did not got up the hill.....cuz i turned around and i couldn't goto work....it had a full tune up before i got it.plugs are all new.....oil has been changed not even 50 miles ago.EVERY thing is new.guyswhat do you think it could be??? i need help..if i could trust any body more it you guys!!!

 

double check firing order and get back to us. Also check to make sure cat converter isn't plugged to all hell

 

Well i know for a fact that the firing order is right cuz it just started messin up this moring...but i will have it takin up to my work and i will look at the cat...never even though about that....i talked to my boss about 4:30 to day and he said there might be some water in the gas tank.but i dont see how that could be.cuz there is no leak in the tank......but i will find out tommarow

 

No, trust me -- double check the firing order...


My brothers Cavalier had the order on his Cavalier ****ed up for about a year and a half -> two years before the motor started to die..

 

I didn't catch what kind of car it is, but its possible the vacuum line to the map sensor is off or loose.

 

Nick, Do you have a scan tool/code reader at the shop?
I'd make sure the crank sensor is not throwing a coding. Mike it's a '93 Grand Am 4 cyl.

 

I had the same problem with my 95 neon. It would do that same problem. I put some gas treatment in and that turned out to be the problem in my case. I'm not sure it will slove yours but It would not hurt. Water in the gas tank - will cause that to happen trust me on that. It's cause from bad gas at your station. Try to think back to the last place you put gas in your tank. Was it your normal station or a station you hardly go to?? Go buy yourself some gas treatment and see what happens. You should still put it in regardless of the problem. Just so that it wont happen again in the future. You can get it basically anywhere they sell car products. Let me know if that was the problem. It could be a vacuum line also- Mike

 

well....i had to leave work befor i could realy find out what was the problum.but everyone at my work said it could eather be water in the tank.or it is miss-firing ...and my boss did put fule treament in it.and it seemed to work a lil bit better but it still was messin up......
But Jeff we do have a scan tool but we where using it on one of the tow trucks......

 

I put 10 bucks in it....and i went to my normal gas station.....my mom, Dad and step mom all goto the same one so i know for a fact the gas wasen't bad...

 

I buy all my gas at the same station as you Nick and I've never had bad gas from there. Across from Marys coney correct?.
Heck if the 110 union 76 tank go's dry this time of the year he won't even get race gas till spring and he never puts anyting but 110 in that tank unlike others who drop race fuel for winter and put keroseen in that pump's tank.
I'd be suprised if his gas is bad. Nick I'm running his 87 cheap stuff right now...
...thats ok.

 

yea i go up to the citco @ walton and sash........we get our fule for our trucks there so i know they got good gas....

 

Hey guys.Thanks for all the help you guys gave me.but We found out that the real problum was..Yea its got a small small leak in the gas tank at bout half tank.but it was the " coil pack housing "....taht had went bad and was makin the car miss on one of the cyl......we had to take it up to a auto shop that knew alot about 4 bangers...all together it was about $70.00 bucks to fix.thank god my boss is good friends with the guy that owns the place we took it up to.cuz we did not have to pay a dime!!!...like i said thank you guys alot....