jahon Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Ok, so my father and I replaced the fuel filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and valve cover gaskets. Still, the car shakes on acceleration and has a little rough idling. I noticed that the exhaust puts out as well. however, right after we changed the fuel filter i took it for a ride and it ran perfect, i was so excited. But i started it up a second time and it went back to shaking and the way it was. Please help me, I am stumped! I dont know what else to do or change.
amf1932 Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Maybe you have a bad tank of gas or water in the gas.
jahon Posted January 11, 2005 Author Posted January 11, 2005 Ok as soon as i read your post i went out and filled my tank with super... nope, not the gas. it seems to shake really bad in low gear when slightly accelerating so it wont shift. what the *BLEEP* is wrong?!
troyduckworth Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Ok as soon as i read your post i went out and filled my tank with super... nope, not the gas. it seems to shake really bad in low gear when slightly accelerating so it wont shift. what the *BLEEP* is wrong?! ← there might be trash in your fuel lines. or it could be a bad coil. i would consider the coil first.
vcv10guy Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 I'd look at the intake boot. Have you checked the fuel pressure and/or fuel pump?
jahon Posted January 11, 2005 Author Posted January 11, 2005 Its back to normal again! Its working great. There must have been some water in the tank or crap in the fuel line that blew through. It works better than ever now though because i replaced the fuel filter and wires thinking that was it....
vcv10guy Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 Oh that's good to hear. Out of curiosity what gasoline brand did you have in there before, and what did you replace it with afterwards? Were you using regular or premium?
jahon Posted January 12, 2005 Author Posted January 12, 2005 Oh that's good to hear. Out of curiosity what gasoline brand did you have in there before, and what did you replace it with afterwards? Were you using regular or premium? ← I always use premium and either go to chevron or shell. I forgot who i went to last so i just went to chevron.
jahon Posted January 12, 2005 Author Posted January 12, 2005 Oh that's good to hear. Out of curiosity what gasoline brand did you have in there before, and what did you replace it with afterwards? Were you using regular or premium? ← I always use premium and either go to chevron or shell. I forgot who i went to last so i just went to chevron. BTW, thank you for your help and concern, i really appreciate it! :) ←
vcv10guy Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 No problem, glad to see that the only problem was the gas (better than having something major wrong). I personally would stick with Chevron and premium gas (which you already do). SK and a Lexus service advisor told me that Shell isn't that good. The advisor also recommended Chevron or 76 gasoline.
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