fuel injector?

by **Missay** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 10:08 pm

ok...i'm thinking bout this whole low gas mileage/super loud idling noise w/ my car. could it be the fuel injector?

would that cause the mileage to suck and for the car to sound like crap?

by **Flipside909** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 2:09 am

Missay wrote:ok...i'm thinking bout this whole low gas mileage/super loud idling noise w/ my car. could it be the fuel injector?

would that cause the mileage to suck and for the car to sound like crap?

That's a possibility. A bottle of injector cleaner wont solve it usually. You have to get it serviced by a tech.

Loud idling sounds like you need a tune up or perhaps sticky valves.

by **ICUFG** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 10:54 am

Sounds like someone might have an engine gelling problem, maybe.

by **Missay** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 10:56 am

eeeeee

how much $$ am i looking at?? it's a 99 w/ 42k..i'm outta luck on warranty, huh??

Website · by **DavPak** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:07 am

ICUFG wrote:Sounds like someone might have an engine gelling problem, maybe.

symptoms: blueish/black smoke coming out the tailpipe
slight stuttering while driving. however, i've never heard of sludging causing poor gas mileage or a noise.

missay, do you have a v6 or an i4?

the problem seems to be more prevalent in v6's

if it is a "gelling" condition the warranty is unlimited mileage.

by **Flipside909** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:40 am

She has an SLE V6.

by **Missay** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 12:20 pm

Flipside909 wrote:She has an SLE V6.

ahhh..u know me too well :wink:

so should i ask the mechanic to check the fuel injector? or what else could be the culprit here?

by **NASTY** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 12:25 pm

if it sounds funny idling couldn't that have something to do with the timing belt?

by **ICUFG** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 12:26 pm

NASTY wrote:if it sounds funny idling couldn't that have something to do with the timing belt?

Timing belt has nothing to do with it.

by **NASTY** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 12:29 pm

ICUFG wrote:Timing belt has nothing to do with it.

well, i tried

by **ScottV** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 8:55 am

You might have leaky valves. My Solara (V6) started to surge at idle and I took it in and found that the valves were leaking. The compression in the front three were 55psi, 120psi and 180psi. 180psi is what it is supposed to be. I am now getting the heads machined and a 3-angle valve job. For me, this was probably caused because I had ran my car to lean (7psi supercharger pulley without adjusting mixtures).

Scott

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 10:41 am

uh oh... i think my idle has been a little louder than usual... *_* i might as well go bug the dealer hehehe... we just bought a LE, and XLE v6 from them last weekend

fuel injector?

fuel injector?

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sludge

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