Car question

2007-07-12 17:53:27

#1

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|7149|Middle of nowhere

Ok, so i have a '95 Saturn (yes i know it sucks... but it runs, so i'm good) and recently it has been not working as good

When it's in low RPM's (2500 and lower) there is a pretty big rumbling that goes on, i'm not sure what's wrong, but it only happens when it's under 2500 RPM, once i get past that it's fine. Also, it takes longer to accelerate than normal

any idea what's wrong?

Last edited by genius_man16 (2007-07-12 18:00:34)

2007-07-12 17:55:16

#2

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6813|Atlanta, Georgia

maybe when you get to a stop light and it idles it will rumble. My truck does that to and i dont know why either. Its just when its in drive and you idle for a long time.

2007-07-12 17:57:33

#3

USMCkilla: Member; +16|7233|South Carolina

That could be a sign of your fuel injectors getting gummed up or possibly your throttle position sensor going bad. Buy some Lucas fuel injector cleaner and run it in a tank and see if it helps any.

2007-07-12 17:59:28

#4

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|7149|Middle of nowhere

NeXuS4909 wrote:
maybe when you get to a stop light and it idles it will rumble. My truck does that to and i dont know why either. Its just when its in drive and you idle for a long time.

yeah, but it just started like yesterday...

USMCkilla wrote:
That could be a sign of your fuel injectors getting gummed up or possibly your throttle position sensor going bad. Buy some Lucas fuel injector cleaner and run it in a tank and see if it helps any.

alright, i shall try

edit: oh, and i forgot that it accelerates slower than normal too

Last edited by genius_man16 (2007-07-12 18:00:52)

2007-07-12 18:03:51

#5

nlsme: Member; +48|6886|new york

Could be many things. Start with injection cleaner. Makes sure none of the vacuum lines are loose or leaking. Sounds like a good bet too. Especially if it is just starting out of the blue.

2007-07-12 18:11:05

#6

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|7149|Middle of nowhere

I assume nothing bad will happen if i use the injection cleaner and it doesn't fix the problem right?

2007-07-12 18:19:41

#7

seb--morin: Im high; +152|7111|Montréal, Québec

Try the injector cleaner...
You do your oil change when its due? Have you put fuel in a creepy place (cheap or dirty gas) ?

I might also be a "fire" problem... In that case you can check for : spark plugs, cap distributor, wiring. A good way to test wiring *correct me if im wrong* is to ignite the motor and then use a spay bottle with water. Put water on each wire that goes from the spark plug to the cap distributor, try to make them one a the time and if your motor make a little rumbling > you got your problem.

I had a problem of hard idling with my car, it was a sensor that was giving wrong infos and the motor had a poor gas/air mix.

Good luck man!

2007-07-12 18:23:41

#8

gmoschgat: Member; +5|6920

monitor your temp. if it goes up more than usual your transmission might be working harder because of an issue........maybe

2007-07-12 18:32:56

#9

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|7149|Middle of nowhere

gmoschgat wrote:
monitor your temp. if it goes up more than usual your transmission might be working harder because of an issue........maybe

well, my temp DOES go up rather fast...

also, thanks for all the tips guys!!

(Oh, and yes, i do get regular oil changes/i buy good gasoline)

2007-07-12 20:00:39

#10

_raab: Member; +28|6705|Western Aust.

Is it a diesel? It will rumble if it is...Tends to smoothen out while cruising.

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