The Subaru SVX World Network   SVX Network Forums
Live Chat!
SVX or Subaru Links
Old Lockers
Photo Post
How-To Documents
Message Archive
SVX Shop Search
IRC users:

Go Back   The Subaru SVX World Network > SVX Main Forums > Technical Q & A
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old 10-25-2001, 06:36 PM
Shadow248 Shadow248 is offline
Rep from the outside world
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Allentown, PA
Posts: 1,209
Send a message via AIM to Shadow248
Angry Not an SVX question, but important!!!

Well this is an interesting one. As I said in another post, I have Mandi's SVX this week because she took my car home to get fixed. I have a 1996 Grand Prix GTP with the 3.4L V6. Here's the problem. Starting this fall, when i went to start the car cold, it would fire right up, but without me touching the gas, it would jump right to 3000RPM, then RPMs would fall fast until it stalled. I have to keep touching the gas to keep it running, and everytime i just barely touch the gas, it goes ballistic...3000-3500RPM...then right back down again to almost stalling. It does this until the engine warms to about 120 degrees. Then it's perfectly fine. Like i said i sent it home to get fixed, well the shop said there is NOTHING wrong with it. They ran a computer diagnostic and a "hand" diagnostic and they said it runs like new. GREAT. So i know i will get this car back and it will do the same damn thing it always did. But im sure it didn't do it when they checked it out.

So does anyone have any clue what could be the problem here? I am thinking i will try some injector cleaner to see if that helps.

My only other thought is...maybe this is an effect of the engine being accustomed to a higher octane fuel? Of course i bought it used and i have no clue what the dude put in it before me...so i put in 89 oct. If he put in 93 and i put in 89 now, could it have that effect?

Thanks for any help you can give.
Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:22 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2001-2015 SVX World Network
(208)-906-1122