Dasfinc
New Member
Hey all, I'm a long-time member of SHOcago, but due to their downtime, I'm in need of some help for my Fiance's car.
I owned a 93 ATX with 190K on it when I sold it back in 06 *I did a full upper 60K to it at 178K, new plugs/wires, and a buncha other stuff, but didn't adjust the valve lash as it was acceptable at the time and I didn't have the tools*, its engine found its way into a blue 95 ATX that had kicked the bucket at only 125K.
I purchased this blue car last november with minor front end damage, a C+L MAF, and a Superchips LPM. I pulled the MAF and put the stocker on, and pulled out the superchip, replaced the hood and radiator and drove it home (Had power at this point in time, wasn't a real screamer, but could get out of its own way just fine)
We did an oilchange on it shortly after buying it, and noticed within the first month of ownership that it was having 'consistency' issues with its power *would surge* and it was getting maybe 8-10mpg. Late last month we pulled the dash to find the CEL bulb had become unplugged *probably from the accident, the car was basically $350, so its not like they were hiding anything* and then found CEL's for the EGR, "Bank 2 running lean" and "No Knock sensor"
I replaced the knock sensor, and checked to make sure the EGR 'nostrils' in the Intake manifold were clean *they were*
Checked codes again, and still no knock sensor, and it was starting to have trouble getting up hills without flooring it...
This past weekend, I did basically a full tune-up *Wires were shot anyways* so new motorcraft OEM plugs, new wires *Under warranty, woot*, and I replaced the rear *Bank2* O2 sensor just incase. After pulling the plugs I could see that the rear bank was defiantly running lean, and the front rich.
I also dug back into the valley and found a ground in it completely coasted in rust and corrosion, so I filed/sanded it all down to bare metal again, and covered the wire again *part of it was bare through the protection, but since its a ground I don't think that would be an issue* to ensure it would be grounded out well.
Car now is behaving a bit better *previously when coming up to stoplights, the car when downshifting to first would PULL (as in the auto just changing back to first gear while coming up to a stoplight for example) scaring my fiance quite a bit, it no longer does this any more, and can make it back up hills, but still feels REALLY anemic (my stock automatic 07 ford focus is easily twice as fast)
This morning I got a phonecall from my Fiance that the cars tach wasn't working, and another shortly after when she was getting gas that the car didn't want to start back up. She checked the connection on some plugs, and it started up after a few more tries (still with no tach). She works at autozone and is having the car scanned again after work (since we haven't scanned it since the new plugs/wires/O2)
If she comes home still with 'no knock sensor' 'bank 2 lean' and 'EGR' codes still, where should I start? What would be CRUSHING the power of the car as badly as it is? Geo Metro's are blowing her doors off....
my 93 ATX had a catless Y-pipe, the car has a catted Y-Pipe on it now. (clogged cats?)
*to people replying to this, my 93 ATX with this SAME engine in it, had no problem spinning its tires from a standstill in the dry, the 95 ATX that its in now *this same engine*, cannot spin the tires in the rain WOT around a turn, and this is not an exaggeration.*
I owned a 93 ATX with 190K on it when I sold it back in 06 *I did a full upper 60K to it at 178K, new plugs/wires, and a buncha other stuff, but didn't adjust the valve lash as it was acceptable at the time and I didn't have the tools*, its engine found its way into a blue 95 ATX that had kicked the bucket at only 125K.
I purchased this blue car last november with minor front end damage, a C+L MAF, and a Superchips LPM. I pulled the MAF and put the stocker on, and pulled out the superchip, replaced the hood and radiator and drove it home (Had power at this point in time, wasn't a real screamer, but could get out of its own way just fine)
We did an oilchange on it shortly after buying it, and noticed within the first month of ownership that it was having 'consistency' issues with its power *would surge* and it was getting maybe 8-10mpg. Late last month we pulled the dash to find the CEL bulb had become unplugged *probably from the accident, the car was basically $350, so its not like they were hiding anything* and then found CEL's for the EGR, "Bank 2 running lean" and "No Knock sensor"
I replaced the knock sensor, and checked to make sure the EGR 'nostrils' in the Intake manifold were clean *they were*
Checked codes again, and still no knock sensor, and it was starting to have trouble getting up hills without flooring it...
This past weekend, I did basically a full tune-up *Wires were shot anyways* so new motorcraft OEM plugs, new wires *Under warranty, woot*, and I replaced the rear *Bank2* O2 sensor just incase. After pulling the plugs I could see that the rear bank was defiantly running lean, and the front rich.
I also dug back into the valley and found a ground in it completely coasted in rust and corrosion, so I filed/sanded it all down to bare metal again, and covered the wire again *part of it was bare through the protection, but since its a ground I don't think that would be an issue* to ensure it would be grounded out well.
Car now is behaving a bit better *previously when coming up to stoplights, the car when downshifting to first would PULL (as in the auto just changing back to first gear while coming up to a stoplight for example) scaring my fiance quite a bit, it no longer does this any more, and can make it back up hills, but still feels REALLY anemic (my stock automatic 07 ford focus is easily twice as fast)
This morning I got a phonecall from my Fiance that the cars tach wasn't working, and another shortly after when she was getting gas that the car didn't want to start back up. She checked the connection on some plugs, and it started up after a few more tries (still with no tach). She works at autozone and is having the car scanned again after work (since we haven't scanned it since the new plugs/wires/O2)
If she comes home still with 'no knock sensor' 'bank 2 lean' and 'EGR' codes still, where should I start? What would be CRUSHING the power of the car as badly as it is? Geo Metro's are blowing her doors off....
my 93 ATX had a catless Y-pipe, the car has a catted Y-Pipe on it now. (clogged cats?)
*to people replying to this, my 93 ATX with this SAME engine in it, had no problem spinning its tires from a standstill in the dry, the 95 ATX that its in now *this same engine*, cannot spin the tires in the rain WOT around a turn, and this is not an exaggeration.*
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