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- April 2nd, 2011, 2:10 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
so just my luck i go to the junk yard.. and theyres a shockingly clean gs waiting for me.. with the entire engine bay still intact..i guess theres so few gs's here i have noone to compete with for parts..i got 6 injectors in better shape than the ones on my car apparently all with resistance up to ...
- April 1st, 2011, 1:10 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
okay awesome hopefully that solves one issue.. but i still had the case where cylinders 2 and 4 had no change in idle when i pulled the plug wires but i did have spark.. so im going to the junkyard tommorow mostly for a fender and a couple other things.. so im gonna grab that piece, and maybe grab ...
- April 1st, 2011, 12:36 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
the fpr valves was disconnected because i was in the process of taking out the injectors to go to have them cleaned.. and yes thats a huge whole, its that plastic T pipe thats connecting those 3 hoses i have circled from the diagram.. the hose in the picture directly to the left of the hole is what ...
- March 31st, 2011, 11:43 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
so im working on getting the injectors out and im moving stuff to make space and i find this
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which is here on the vacuum diagram but unlisted so im unsure as to what it is exactly, i kno its part of the egr ...
http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/148/f7ea47617c3e45bfb5de32284fd8b730/l.jpg
which is here on the vacuum diagram but unlisted so im unsure as to what it is exactly, i kno its part of the egr ...
- March 18th, 2011, 10:16 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
You've been a member for less than two and have already almost caught up to me in posts.. I'm definitely a lurkercarizle wrote:I haven't been around it long enough to know...

- March 18th, 2011, 4:29 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
So after I let it get up to temperature I start pulling the spark plug wires and I get no idle change on 2 and 4 but I do have spark..so that would lead me to assume the injectors are to blame, what do u guys think?..I still do have a vacuum leak somewhere tho, but I feel I've narrowed the issues to ...
- March 17th, 2011, 2:04 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
after further considerations and more searching, i think i will check out the injectors before purchasing the o2 sensors, i hadnt quite looked into the fuel system yet and just because it would be very odd if both o2 sensors happen to go bad at the same time..
- March 16th, 2011, 5:00 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
okay so i drove the car around for a little, then went to recheck the codes, and finally i get something of use.. codes 17 and 24 , so it appears to be the o2 sensors.. so im gonna order some and hopefully that fixes the issue..as far as i kno both sensors are the same if im not mistaken.. i noticed ...
- March 16th, 2011, 1:57 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
i had the same prob and then my disty died so i just last week did my hei mod wit my 92 k8 disty so now it starts up fast with my red top battery and also has a improved idle and at high rpms . so id do that before ur disty leaves u stranded bro . and also make sure ur timing is dead on .
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- March 16th, 2011, 12:08 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
Re: really bad performance from k8
yea tommorow im going to inspect the entire system from the manual.. i thought about the mechanical timing as well but wouldnt it be driving bad all the time, because i will have moments were it will suddenly ride fine..
actually earlier on my way home from school it had been driving bad as usual ...
actually earlier on my way home from school it had been driving bad as usual ...
- March 14th, 2011, 9:51 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: really bad performance from k8
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1302
really bad performance from k8
Alright so basically i started having alot of problems with what i believed to be my distributer because it started with my start ups being very weak..so where it would start and would only rev to 1k or less and just sound awful but it would ride okay but would ride okay once i got going, very ...
- March 11th, 2011, 5:33 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: cooling fan wiring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 295
Re: cooling fan wiring
yea im in florida so i definately needed it. it looks like i have a slow coolant leak as well, it looks like one of the hoses underneath the throttle area, one of the seemingly very hard to get to so i havent quite pin pointed it yet.. but the fan does work nicely, thanks fellas..
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- March 9th, 2011, 4:28 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: cooling fan wiring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 295
cooling fan wiring
i checked the search and couldnt quite find the answer i was looking for so basically my cooling fan is shot and the dealer quoted me over 500 for the motor alone, and i have this other slim fan but there are only + and - wires. So my question is are the 2 green wires on the cars harness for the ...
- February 15th, 2011, 12:20 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: strange alternator removal problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Re: strange alternator removal problem
yea i managed to get it off, i found a small flat head screwdriver..yeah there was almost none of the clip left, small enough that i had to hold it down with my finger tip while prying with the other.. only took like 2 hours.. so im gonna take it to get rebuilt in the morning, then do all the brakes ...
- February 14th, 2011, 3:27 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: strange alternator removal problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
strange alternator removal problem
so it appears that a shop i had taken my car too some time ago to do my timing belt broke the little clip on the wiring harness that attaches to the alternator.. and now im trying to take the alternator off, coz the charge light is on so im pretty sure its that.. but i cannot seem to figure out a ...