before i take it in to a mechanic im thinking about putting a fuel injector cleaner in the gas tank and see if it improves, would that be somewhere to start at btw its my dd so the fuel injector cleaner wont stay long in the tank

-luis

 

In my experience and from what I've read, fuel injector cleaner is either useless or temporary. If the fuel injectors need cleaning you will need to have them done properly.

 

so im taking my car tomorrow to my mechanic, i seen him over the weekend and explained what was happening, he said its probably a vacuum leak.

 

so i had my mechanic check it for vacuum leak, he couldnt find one. i cleaned the maf sensor, reset the ecu and its still the same now to better explain the noise it starts at 3k rpms and on. the noise sounds like theres marbles pinging around but when idle and i give it revs it doesnt happen. i know its not the heat shield. also like i said before its very sluggish when accelerating. someone please help its my dd and i want to get it fixed before i go back to college next month.

-luis

 

Are you burning oil?

 

Try spraying carb cleaner or something similar around all gaskets/seal areas, etc. If there is an induction leak, the engine RPM will change when you hit the affected area. Sometimes a very small leak is not noticeable to the eye, yet spray will find it. Please be careful though spraying flammables near hot surfaces!

 

Try spraying carb cleaner os something similar around all gaskets/seals, etc. Some leaks may be invisible to the eye, but when you hit the leak, the RPM will change.
Please be very careful spraying around hot surfaces!

 

no oil consumption i check my oil regularly btw i use synthetic

 

so i took my car to another mechanic, he couldn't find any error codes. he figured out that the noise was actually coming from underneath the drivers side, he lifted the car and said that his best guess is that the catalytic converter is clogged, so i went ahead and order a new exhaust system with test pipes.

 

Interesting...keep us updated...

 

i will keep this thread updated....now i just have to wait for the exhaust to be delivered

-luis

 

ok so i got my new exhaust and test pipes yesterday and installed today.....and that fixed the car now it runs good! im so happy after waiting nearly 2 months for the exhaust. the power is definitely there, already did some spirited driving today. I hope this helps someone in the future.


-luis

 

i know it fixed your car, but have u thought about seafoaming it?

 

If you just threw a new exhaust on, especially with test pipes, you really should have it tuned. You're going to be running lean, perhaps dangerously so.