Problems With Your Vehicle?

[Alan-currie]

Hey there just thought I'd make a little forum thread asking if any of you have problems with your motor vehicle and your not 100% sure on what your local garage is telling you.

firstly My name is alan currie and I am a fully qualified light vehicle and heavy vehicle motor mechanic based in Scotland.

if you have any problems msg here

[Joxun2]

Details about my car!

Year: 2003
Make: Mitubishi
Model: Eclipse GT
Mileage: 191k on body, 160kish on motor
Check Engine light on: Yes but its only Oxygen sensors
Automatic or 5 speed: 5 speed manual

Explanation

i have a problem with mine, I was doing a tune up on my 2003 mitsubishi Eclipse GT, and i replaced my whole upper intake manifold, Upper intake manifold gasket, EGR gasket, Distributor cap and rotor, all plugs and wires with NGK platinum Iridium gapped at .036 i believe it was. After putting everything back together, i started it up, idled nice waited till it warmed up, drove it down the street and then it died at the stop sign.. Then i brought it back home to see what happened, tried to start it again and wouldn't keep an idle. So my first thoughts were that it was an IAC Valve motor. Replaced that and now the Idle is minimum 2,000 RPM and when its cold its all the way up to 2800-3000 RPM. Since i replaced my iac valve (yes it is an OEM valve made for this car) when i drive then put it in neutral it revs up and down at around 1200 to 1500 rpm until i come to a complete stop and then it stops jumping up and down, then goes all the way up to 2000 RPM again then slowly drops to 1000 RPM then jumps back up to 2000 rpm and stays steady. When i start rolling again it repeats the process i explained above.

[Alan-currie]

Sounds like it's drawing in air make sure all the gaskets u put in are properly sealed might have nicked the intake gasket when putting on the new manifold check all the pipes Incase they have a cut in them aswell

[Pretty Reckless]

Good shit, i such when it comes to anytinh with motors.

Well, i have an old Golf 3 and sometimes when i break, it basically jumps forward.
All i can tell you about it.

[Alan-currie]

Good shit, i such when it comes to anytinh with motors.

Well, i have an old Golf 3 and sometimes when i break, it basically jumps forward.
All i can tell you about it.

Hmm maybe front wishbone bushes are worn go to the front of the wheel when the car is on the floor and try push the wheel to the back of the car if it moves a lot then that's the problem

[Yewchyn]

i got a 1993 mazda RX7 right hand drive and every time i start it it squels for about 30 seconds. any suggestions as to what might be wrong?

[Alan-currie]

Fan belt slipping @Yewchyn

[Byrd]

I got a Ford Explorer Sport Trac. 2003. I have already replaced the part that caused it to mess up. Wondering if you can solve the problem ha.

Anyways, I was driving down the road and it just shut off. Completely. Thought I might have ran out of gas so I put more in it and nothing! Would turn the engine over but wouldn't crank. Any ideas? I work on all of my vehicles.

Good luck Alan!

[Alan-currie]

I got a Ford Explorer Sport Trac. 2003. I have already replaced the part that caused it to mess up. Wondering if you can solve the problem ha.

Anyways, I was driving down the road and it just shut off. Completely. Thought I might have ran out of gas so I put more in it and nothing! Would turn the engine over but wouldn't crank. Any ideas? I work on all of my vehicles.

Good luck Alan!

Is it petrol or diesel?

[Byrd]

Petrol/gas. 4.0L v6 SOHC.
@Alan-currie