Cold Start Sucks, HELP...

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HDS

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San Jose, CA

Dec 18, 2003

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• Dec 18, 2003

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In the morning, or after sitting during the whole day,
It cranks fine.

When I step on the gas it plunges down and sometimes it
turns off. It's a 5spd by the way, 160K miles

I have to wait for about 3 minutes to move.
The rest of the day is fine. It's just during that cold start in the
morning you know.



What can I do?
Change gas brand? I use cheap0-regular (works fine) no pinging!

 

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DaveB

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Dec 18, 2003

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• Dec 18, 2003

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How old are your O2 sensors?

 

MrClean302

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Dec 18, 2003

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I have the exact same problem, just mine doesn't stall. It's as if it is going to stall but doesn't. I have no idea what it is. It's not bad during the summer except when it's been off for a few days.

 

viperos

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Dec 18, 2003

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mine does that too, but it doesn't die... it could be the O2 sensors... I haven't had a chance to get out to Autozone lately...

-just let it run, and don't give it a ton of gas until it gets warmed up, otherwise, you will get about 100 miles/tank...

-nothing really wrong w/ it, just maybe some carbon deposits getting in your engine... but other than that, don't worry about it... it's more of a neusence than anything else.

 

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HDS

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I still get great gas mileage... About 250 per tank mixted...