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Motorcycle: Fuel Injection light comes on after 5 mins of riding
I've bought a brand new bike and have had it for about 2 months. Later this week I noticed that after about 5 mins of riding the Fuel Injection light comes back on. I stop the bike, turn the ignition ...
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What would cause a car to lose power a few seconds after starting, then run normally?
I start my 2003 Honda Civic each morning and drive to work. A few hundred feet down the road, the engine will sometimes behave as though it is running out of gas and lose power momentarily. It ...
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How do I reset/reduce the timing on gtr33?
I have a gtr32 which is giving me sleepless nights.
It misfires a lot and I've tried almost everything.
I googled my problem and some sites suggested I reset or reduce the ignition time.
How do I ...
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What is an appropriate way to fix a floating gas needle, or weight down the float?
I may have to replace the fuel pump on my 2001 buick regal, and found a blog post here which was pretty detailed. The person who posted that weighed their float down with 12 gauge copper wire, ...
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What are the causes of fluctuating intake manifold vacuum
I have a 2005 Honda CBR600 F4i which suffers from occasional hesitation at low rpm when accelerating. I also get occasional fault codes from the ECU indicating a vacuum leak.
Today I connected a ...
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Motorcycle with EFI not starting well
I have a 2012 Kawasaki W800. On cold mornings it is difficult to start - it turns over quite a few times before it catches. This is compared to my old carburettor bike which started instantly with the ...
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How to use BG Fuel Injection System Cleaner?
Recently, after a periodic servicing visit for my car (which has a multi point fuel injection system), the mechanic handed me BG Fuel Injection System Cleaner Part No. 210 and asked me to put it in ...
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Cleaning fuel injectors with a pressurized can?
I've been experiencing rough idling on my 2003 Mitsubishi Galant for the last year or so. It has 182,000 miles on it. About every 6 months now I use seafoam cleaner in the tank and that clears it up ...
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'98 Camry has occasional rough running / low speed idle problem
My '98 Camry (with the four-cylinder engine) usually starts, idles and drives like a dream. About a year ago I had the entire exhaust system replaced (including cat) due to corrosion. Since then it's ...
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Hesitation and backfiring on sudden acelleration when warm
I have an old Mitsubishi Triton Utility 1993. It has a 4g54 4 cyl petrol engine with a carby. No computers or anything like that to check error codes.
If you press down on the accelerator quickly the ...
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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser misfiring with A/C
My car has been acting up for a while now with the following symptoms:
When idling and with the A/C running it will run fine for a few seconds but then the car will sort of shake and the A/C will ...
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68 Mustang hesitates at constant speeds
I have a 68 Mustang straight 6 1 BBL carb, 3 speed manual.
Noticed the other day that when driving at constant speed that the car hesitates (like I am letting off and pressing down on the gas pedal). ...
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Engine Revving/Misfiring - Formerly Running Lean - No Trouble Codes Now
For a few months now my 1999 Toyota Avalon XLS (California model - this apparently affects the emissions specs - I'm in NY however) with around 105k miles has been giving me these totally random ...
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Doing my own fuel induction service - how to, and how difficult?
Was recommended to get a fuel induction service for a 2002 V4 Camry, and am considering doing it MYSELF. The reasons for considering this are:
My car idles a bit rough, especially when the AC is on.
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Car is sluggish, jerking and idles rough.
I have a VW Polo Classic, 1.6L.
Just recently it started to be slightly jerky when in idle and whilst driving. There is also a loss of power, a strong fuel smell, and sounding slightly like a VW ...
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DIY Throttle Body Cleaning - Worthwhile?
Although I'm fairly familiar with the question of using fuel injector cleaning solutions, and using Seafoam for intake/injector cleanings, recently I've been looking into cleaning my throttle body ...
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2004 ford crown victoria - Fuel Cap pressure
My check engine light came on yesterday. with that another little light that says "check fuel cap" also lights up but only stays on for about a second or two. I have never noticed this before so ...
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Cleaning fuel injectors?
I took my car (2006 Honda Civic) to firestone to get an oil change and they told me I should get the fuel injectors cleaned. I was in an Advanced Discount Auto Parts store the other day and I noticed ...
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Are fuel system cleaners (like Gumout) worth using regularly?
Are fuel system cleaners (like Gumout) worth using regularly?
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Low fuel pressure in Ford Escort/Mercury Tracer
My OBD shows that I have low fuel pressure in a 1997 Ford Mercury (tracer). Do I have to replace the fuel pump? If so, do I have to replace the whole thing or is it enough to replace just the motor ...
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Intermittent stall at idle
I have a 98 Saturn sw2 with a recent problem. Two times now it has stalled while idling and when it doesn't stall it floats near 500 rpms (Usually 750 - 950). The first time, it would start and just ...
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Do I really need to use that expensive grade of fuel? [duplicate]
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What are the benefits of premium (high octane) petrol?
The owner's manual that comes with my car says that I should use the more expensive higher octane fuel for the ...
