Something's wrong loss major power/ vibration

[WesternMD_VR4]

I drive the car very rarely and it was fine when I parked it last weekend. Started it up. Had its usually rough idle I give it gas a few times and it'll settle around 1k. Well I was pulling out of driveway and started to give it gas and realized something was holding it way back major loss of power and motor sounded a ill different something wasn't right. It was hard to explain when I was giving it gas it was almost like a very slight vibration going thru the car. I can provide more details tomorrow but I pulled it right back into garage and was revving it. Was idling ok and sounded ok to my knowledge but revving it up a lil something didn't sound right. I know these are vague details I will update tomorrow once I mess with it more.

 

[EMX5636]

Did it sound like a Subaru? You could have a bad injector/plug loose, or a bad plug or something simple.

 

[WesternMD_VR4]

Yes!!!! It sounded like a Subaru that's exact what I thought.

 

[EMX5636]

Check for an injector clip that popped off, or similar. Could have also had a spark plug wire come loose. Probably nothing major.

 

[WesternMD_VR4]

Thanks man you just made me feel so much better. I was actually cleaning some oil off the plug wires from my previous valve cover I just replaced. Hopefully that's what it is it sounded exactly like a Subaru and something was holding major power back.

 

[strokin4dr]

Also check the ignition transistor. I've had a couple go out with the same "Subaru" symptoms.

 

[desant78]

My "subaru sound" came because I mounted the coil packs on the strut tower, and it had moved causing the bottom of the packs to short to the frame causing my all my problems. Good luck!

 

[WesternMD_VR4]

Thanks for all the help guys well car was riding good never been a problem till then. I was messing with the plugs a lil and the wires that may be it I haven't had the time to check. All I know was I accidentally started car in gear ( jumped forward with e brake on stopping it) I put in neutral and started it up and then I noticed. Not saying the jump from starting it in gear was the problem. That's just what happened before I noticed it.

 

[WesternMD_VR4]

Thanks for all the help guys it's fixed now runs fine just had the plug come loose and now she drives like she did.

 

[EMX5636]

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[coyotes]

nothing like an easy solution to a problem

 

[WesternMD_VR4]

yea yea yea I see ya EMX hey with all the stuff that has happened to my motor the last year I'll welcome home a loose cable... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[EMX5636]

I hear you. Mine had a rough month a couple months ago. I'll welcome an easy fix all day as well. And just as an FYI, if you are ok with a soldering gun, you can upgrade the injector pigtails to newer Mitsu (I'm running 90's GM ones) that don't come off unless you want them too.