Car Stumbling

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:19 pm

question...my car is stumbling a little from a start...it feels like its gonna stall if i dont give it a couple little revs first.

i dont think its a clutch, cause its not slipping and its shifting fine.

i hope its not my tranny, cause it was rebuilt at 80,000kms

now about a month ago my car was bogging pretty nice, i have since changed the plugs and it runs nice again...but i know i need new wires to correct a rough idle still...could this stumbling problem just be a result of bad plug wires??

my buddy seems to think its only the wires that are causing it to bog at low rpm's.

anyone have this problem?

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:34 pm

Have you thought about it being an oxygen sensor?
That will make the car feel like shit.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:13 pm

i have yes...i thought it would have contributed to the backfiring sometimes...but when i changed the plugs it went away...

when i changed the plugs it was mint for about a week...then the little rough idle came back...now its feeling sluggish...

im thinking about the wires just to make sure the spark is constant.

whats an o2 sensor run? i take it i can do this myself. i believe its just got the one white wire running from it?

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:25 pm

flhmfd wrote:whats an o2 sensor run? i take it i can do this myself. i believe its just got the one white wire running from it?

It should have four wires, around $100+ for a Mopar replacement. They can be easy or a PITA to change, just depends on how attached it is to it's home it's enjoyed for so long. An O2 socket/wrench is a good investment if you want to do it yourself. If you don't care about the old one a normal socket can be used, but you have to cut the wires off to use it. getting the new one tight will be interesting unless you have a shorty wrench to fit. I would recommend the spark plug wires too. Don't cheap out on wires either.

SRT-Wannabe · Post by **SRT-Wannabe** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:22 pm

flhmfd wrote:i have yes...i thought it would have contributed to the backfiring sometimes...but when i changed the plugs it went away...

when i changed the plugs it was mint for about a week...then the little rough idle came back...now its feeling sluggish...

im thinking about the wires just to make sure the spark is constant.

whats an o2 sensor run? i take it i can do this myself. i believe its just got the one white wire running from it?

i've changed my plug wires, plugs, spark plug gaskets, valve cover gasket, and my car still backfires. it almost resembles the backfire a srt has when it's running a little rich. I still don't know what's up.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:51 pm

my car no longer backfires...just runs shitty...im worried to drive it cause i think the wheels are gonna fall off...

a whole suspension overhaul is coming up within the next month...every single part changed...

also looking for some nice coilovers...i want my car tucking 17's but still riding smooth.

own3d5974 · Post by **own3d5974** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:38 pm

when my coil pack started to go it would shutter a little bit taking off and backfire a little at idle

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:40 am

have u considered ur cat converter might be starting to plug up. u just described what my 2000 neon was doing an i found out my cat converter was plugged, i gutted it an now its running great! ( granted ill have to buy a new one b4 next jan for inspection)