Ive had this problem for a while now, but it seems like lately it has definatly gotten more pronounced.
Symptoms: On a cold start, the car lugs, chugs, misses... whatever you want to call it when you first take off in 1st gear. It will also do this going into 2nd and even 3rd at a lower RPM.
Hot days, or a warm engine (up to temp, in traffic...) it stumbles leaving a stop for a second than kicks back up.
I can also hear and feel a miss in the car sitting still. Standing behind the car and listening to the exhaust you can hear it "cough" numerous times... not a very clean idle.
So I have replaced the spark plugs under 10k ago, new fuel filter under 10k ago, cleaned the MAF the other week, cleaned the TB and plenum, IAC and all that.
The only thing I really havnt done yet were the COP's... but, they were nasty looking when I pulled them out. The boots had a little rusty/dirt buildup on them. I didnt clean them or put any dialetric grease on them.
I was wondering if there is any way to clean the COP's to help restore a little life in them untill I can afford some new ones. They are damn expensive...
Are they one peice, or do they come apart? Can I spray some electric part cleaner in the boots to wash the coils off or anything? Im planning on going to the drags next week, and I want to get a new part before then and I would get the COP's but I dont have enough damn money... unless Accel all of a sudden starts selling theirs, that would be an option.
Its starting to get on my nerves. I dont want the car to be down on power, getting worse MPG, or hurting it or anything.
Thanks for any help, I want to get this thing running right and not feel like a slug on the road...
Symptoms: On a cold start, the car lugs, chugs, misses... whatever you want to call it when you first take off in 1st gear. It will also do this going into 2nd and even 3rd at a lower RPM.
Hot days, or a warm engine (up to temp, in traffic...) it stumbles leaving a stop for a second than kicks back up.
I can also hear and feel a miss in the car sitting still. Standing behind the car and listening to the exhaust you can hear it "cough" numerous times... not a very clean idle.
So I have replaced the spark plugs under 10k ago, new fuel filter under 10k ago, cleaned the MAF the other week, cleaned the TB and plenum, IAC and all that.
The only thing I really havnt done yet were the COP's... but, they were nasty looking when I pulled them out. The boots had a little rusty/dirt buildup on them. I didnt clean them or put any dialetric grease on them.
I was wondering if there is any way to clean the COP's to help restore a little life in them untill I can afford some new ones. They are damn expensive...
Are they one peice, or do they come apart? Can I spray some electric part cleaner in the boots to wash the coils off or anything? Im planning on going to the drags next week, and I want to get a new part before then and I would get the COP's but I dont have enough damn money... unless Accel all of a sudden starts selling theirs, that would be an option.
Its starting to get on my nerves. I dont want the car to be down on power, getting worse MPG, or hurting it or anything.
Thanks for any help, I want to get this thing running right and not feel like a slug on the road...