so I took my car to the shop yesterday ....
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so I took my car to the shop yesterday ....
had them fix the fuel line I screwed up. I tried to do it myself but I don't have the proper tools and as austinado said "I am on a learning curve". Cost me 92.16 to be exact ..... 22.95 for a Bosch filter .... 3.69 for the fuel line and fitting... and 58.50 in labor (ugh) I should have left well enough alone. Oh well learning experience. Anyways, it ran fine from the shop to here and around town last night. This morning (or afternoon rather) I go to start her up and she has a rough start so to speak. I'm not sure it just didn't fire up like she normally does. My first thought was something having to do with the repair job yesterday (line pressure or something, if the cars not running there is still a certain amount of pressure in the line or possibly air or something right?) but as I sit here I think that it seemed more like she was drained for power. I mean she started and chugged a lil almost stalled out. The battery indicator was on when she seemed to almost stall out, so I'm thinking the alternator kicked on and power was back? Which leads me to my next question. If in fact there was something draining the power, how would I know. I mean is there something I can hook up to see if it's drawing more power than it should? I have the day off today hence the long post with exploratory questions lol. Remember I'm learning here ))
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Air Conditioner on? that can bog the engine a bit. double check to make sure the
plugs for the MAF and everything else in that corner of the engine bay are firmly plugged in.
double check the hose between the MAF and throttle body plenum to make sure the seals are properly seated and the clamps are tight. vacuum leaks can make it run rough.
double check the hose between the MAF and throttle body plenum to make sure the seals are properly seated and the clamps are tight. vacuum leaks can make it run rough.
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Re: so I took my car to the shop yesterday ....
I would lean towards something they might have touched. Check little plastic bits in the area like where vacuum lines connect. Verify that it's not possible for them to have put the fuel filter in backwards. Maybe an air intake tube wasn't reconnected properly. That kind of stuff.
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