MY car started to play up 2 weeks after it was serviced,asi was driving .it started to slow down and jerk,almost like there was a fuel blockage,,it slowed down and wouldnt go past 30 ks and jerked, then at times increasing in acceleration,,but i got it home,thought all may be ok,..started it the next day got about 2minutes away and it started doing it again,,only this time it stopped and now i cant even start it again,the battery turns over,makes sound but wont start,i looked at the accelerator cable,,and it is very tight only when i push down the accelorator,,but when its let go,,theres some give in the wire,,is that how they should be?thanks please help me,i dotn trust mechanics., ,everytime without fail ,something will happen after i put my cars in,,for 3 years nothing,then the second i get a few things done,,other things are happening,could it be the accelerator cable?,it happened twice b4 sleazy mechanics will fix one thing on your car,,only to loosen or change something else so you return:(
If we can't trust mechanics, then "there will be no old cars."
(imagine, that, only new cars run,,, never old......imagine that)
the car is old, 23 years old.
most old cars come in to the shop and there are 10 major issues
not ever corrected. the owners don't want them fixed so we send them away,
find a good ASE shop,. no ASE shop needs to lie to you or cheat you
they are pros. and as such do not need to cheat you as they will be
fantastically successful just being honest ( a shock , huh )
we can not feel your throttle cable here in the internet cloud.
but if the cable sticks, and is stuck at near wide open throttle
the engine fuel system is cut. this is a FEATURE. to unflood engines.
(operators guide (lost) explains this)
why not get the car inspected,
and do expect there will be many problems on any 23 year car
this is true with all machines that old. not just yours. its called,
entropy. in the end , its all just a rust pile..
yours truly , mr. sleazy mechanic
Throttle Body Cleaning on vehicles without electronic throttle control (most 2003 and down)
You can in most cases repair this slow speed stall or unstable idle by cleaning the engine throttle valve and the idle speed control valve using a product called CRC Spray Throttle valve cleaner. Spray the cleaner into the air intake of the engine with the hose removed from the throttle body, the engine will try to stall so hold up the idle speed manually. Once you have used up about 1/2 can of the cleaner stall the engine out while spraying and turn the key off, disconnect the negative battery cable for 5 minutes and then reconnect and drive the car for a about 25 miles of varied driving modes. If this doesn't cure the problem you may need the fuel injectors professionally cleaned by the dealer service dept.
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