little hesitation problem...

[Nasty Nate]

So i've noticed that as i'm drivin i get a little hesitation. if i'm just cruisin i'll feel it hesitate for just a second, and then come back. It's more bothersome than anything else.

I'd like to get this fixed.

My thoughts are, bad gas: possible water in gas, but I just filled up again, and have drivin 60 miles, and still doing it.

spark plugs/cap/wire: maybe one is miss firing or somethin?

fuel pump: my fuel pump is loud, I can hear it whining while the car is on, and driving.

What route should I go first, and if I do go whatever route you say, what products should I purchase? i'd rather do it the right way if i'm going to do it, instead of a cheap way.

 

[HISSIN50]

First place to start is dumping the codes. See Jrichker's code dump post. Something like this could have stored a code but it would likely not illuminate the CEL.

Absent info, I might look at the EGR or TPS - two systems/sensors which have a great deal of input at cruise and the segue in/out of cruise.

Good luck.

 

[Nasty Nate]

If I just take my car to schucks or whatever will one of their code finders pick up teh code?

I know one of those places does the code scan stuff for free.

 

[HISSIN50]

Sorry, I have not had a parts place dump codes for me. But it seems like people post that those types of places do dump them (maybe call first to save a trip).

Good luck.

 

[Strype]

Autozone does it for free. For once they do something right.

 

[Nasty Nate]

vatozone can do nothing right.

You know what though hissin? I was thinking that the feeling it had reminded me of a problem my Jeep used to do, and for some reason, I didn't put the two together (TPS was out in the jeep) I'm gonna go pick up a new one right now. I work right next door to shucks, guys give me a discount, so maybe the'll come out and scan my pile for free.

 

[Nasty Nate]

Thanks guys. TPS solved my problems. I was driving home, about 1/3 of the way home on the freeway it was doin it a bit, then it stopped. So it could've been gas, could've been TPS, i'll never know. but at least it's no longer doing the little hesitation thing.

 

[HISSIN50]

Glad to hear that it sounds like it is taken care of.

 

[Pinebluffracer]

What the heck is a TPC

 

[Black1987Stang]

What the heck is a TPC

You mean TPS right? Its Throttle Position Sensor, located on top of the throttle body and it tells how much the throttle plate is open so it knows how much gas to put in.

BTW if you didnt you should set the tps to .098 volts

 

[HISSIN50]

What the heck is a TPC

Dont know - maybe you can tell us.

The TPS = Throttle Position Sensor.