Please tell me everything will be fine!!!
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many things.
my fathers 2000 xj8 had this, hit up the forums and was told to
replace air filter
fuel filter
partload breather hose
clean maf
and spray down the throttle body
this fixed the problem.
run some Shell V-Power fuel system cleaner through your system,
and i was also told to use quality bp or shell gasoline. based on your timelines i assume the gas in there came with the car. ill bet the house on that being 87 octane from 'friendly gas & shop'
my fathers 2000 xj8 had this, hit up the forums and was told to
replace air filter
fuel filter
partload breather hose
clean maf
and spray down the throttle body
this fixed the problem.
run some Shell V-Power fuel system cleaner through your system,
and i was also told to use quality bp or shell gasoline. based on your timelines i assume the gas in there came with the car. ill bet the house on that being 87 octane from 'friendly gas & shop'
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put fuel treatment in the tank. and top off with BP or Shell 93 octane asap. take it easy on that tank, then do it again and see if it persists.
make sure all the connections are tight and secure, all the intake tubes, oil cap, dipstick. all vacuum sources are secure.
make sure all the connections are tight and secure, all the intake tubes, oil cap, dipstick. all vacuum sources are secure.
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Last edited by SuperSport; 10-14-2009 at 12:01 PM.
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yes, when i was younger i had a 91 q45. i was oblivious to fuel octane ratings at the time.
my father would always tell me ONLY put 94(was available then), so i always did.
then one day i had an question > why am i putting 94 at $2 a gallon when 87 was $1.40.
so i put $10 87 in, as im driving i was like " why is my car acting funny, why the hell does it not have power and why is it so quiet ?? "
then i figured its from the gas, so i just put it in 1st gear and waisted that gas really fast, then refill with 94 from sunoco and all was well.
in short, my 2008 civic which was designed for 87 octane, drives like **** with 87 octane and i only put 93 from shell in it.
my father would always tell me ONLY put 94(was available then), so i always did.
then one day i had an question > why am i putting 94 at $2 a gallon when 87 was $1.40.
so i put $10 87 in, as im driving i was like " why is my car acting funny, why the hell does it not have power and why is it so quiet ?? "
then i figured its from the gas, so i just put it in 1st gear and waisted that gas really fast, then refill with 94 from sunoco and all was well.
in short, my 2008 civic which was designed for 87 octane, drives like **** with 87 octane and i only put 93 from shell in it.
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