Problem I need help solving ( Thanks in advance)
I posted this in my members section also, but I'll post it here too to get more replies.
Last night I was on the freeway going about 75, when my car just started loosing power. I thought maybe I had 5th gear pop out but that wasn't the case. The accelerator wasn't doing anything, so I get off the freeway and when I come to a stop and put it in neutral, the idle is jumping from 1100 to 300, almost stalling. So I get home, had to run a few stop signs, because I cant let the car come to a complete stop otherwise the car feels like its going to stall, and I can't go past 3000 RPM's or the car starts shaking. I finally get home and the idle evens out, but when I gas it I can notice that it's not getting any power past 3000 RPM's. Does anyone know what these symptoms mean? It sucks cause I'm coming up on smog and my car isn't drivable at this point now. Thanks for any replies in advance.
I got one reply that it might be the MAF, and my step dad said it might be the spark plugs, the wires, or the distributor, so I have something to work with, but any recommendations will work. Thank you!
Last night I was on the freeway going about 75, when my car just started loosing power. I thought maybe I had 5th gear pop out but that wasn't the case. The accelerator wasn't doing anything, so I get off the freeway and when I come to a stop and put it in neutral, the idle is jumping from 1100 to 300, almost stalling. So I get home, had to run a few stop signs, because I cant let the car come to a complete stop otherwise the car feels like its going to stall, and I can't go past 3000 RPM's or the car starts shaking. I finally get home and the idle evens out, but when I gas it I can notice that it's not getting any power past 3000 RPM's. Does anyone know what these symptoms mean? It sucks cause I'm coming up on smog and my car isn't drivable at this point now. Thanks for any replies in advance.
I got one reply that it might be the MAF, and my step dad said it might be the spark plugs, the wires, or the distributor, so I have something to work with, but any recommendations will work. Thank you!