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hesitation on acceleration
My Saturn is starting to hesitate mostly on acceleration. I not
mechanically inclined and my husband is away. Is there a simple solution or do I take it to a shop. |
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Sinkit,
Basic information would increase the likelihood of a useful or informative response. Year, make, model, mileage, maintenance history, and a better description of "hesitate, as well as any other symptoms would be starters before venturing an "educated" guess. Bob "sinkit" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > My Saturn is starting to hesitate mostly on acceleration. I not > mechanically inclined and my husband is away. Is there a simple solution > or do I take it to a shop. > |
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On Thu, 12 May 2005 14:16:54 -0400, "sinkit" >
wrote: >My Saturn is starting to hesitate mostly on acceleration. I not >mechanically inclined and my husband is away. Is there a simple solution >or do I take it to a shop. Please give more information make/model/year/mileage. Also, are there any other symptoms(shaking, noises, etc). Also do you have unnecessary loads in the car(truck full of spare tires, etc). Just a quick observation with my saturn/SL2/97/64k it is very peppy with only the driver. Add a passenger, slower. My wifey and I add up to some of my friends' individual weights,I can't imagine filing the car with them and see the car strain. Geez...... later, tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com |
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And, how long will your husband be away?
"The Real Tom" <tom @ www.Love-Calculators.com> wrote in message news > > Please give more information make/model/year/mileage. Also, are there > any other symptoms(shaking, noises, etc). Also do you have > unnecessary loads in the car(truck full of spare tires, etc). > |
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Sounds like the same problem my girlfriend, a friend and I all had with our
Saturns (2X 98 SL1 and a 2000 SL1). The next time you fill up get put some Injector cleaner in with the full tank of gas. Then start buying premium gas (assuming you don't already, if you do maybe you should switch stations). It makes about $2.50 difference in the price of a tank and this problem should go away. You may have to g through a couple of tanks to get it cleaned up. Like I said it worked for all three of us. Mine started acting up three months after I got it used I switched to premium and it's been 2 and a half years with the hesitation not showing up again. There may be something else wrong but this is a fairly inexpensive thing to try first. "sinkit" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > My Saturn is starting to hesitate mostly on acceleration. I not > mechanically inclined and my husband is away. Is there a simple solution > or do I take it to a shop. > |
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"sinkit" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > My Saturn is starting to hesitate mostly on acceleration. I not > mechanically inclined and my husband is away. Is there a simple solution > or do I take it to a shop. > With a name like sinkit and your stating that your husband is away I have to ask, where are you? ;+)> |
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"Roy" <crawroy @ nbnet.nb.ca> typed until their fingers bled, and
came up with: > Sounds like the same problem my girlfriend, a friend and I all had > with our Saturns (2X 98 SL1 and a 2000 SL1). The next time you fill up > get put some Injector cleaner in with the full tank of gas. good advice. Then start > buying premium gas waste of money (assuming you don't already, if you do maybe you > should switch stations). possibly good idea unless you've done some significant internal engine work (shaved head, etc.), going to "premium" (higher octane) fuel is a total waste of money. If you've recently filled up with gas from a station you don't normally use, don't go back there. I usually put in a bottle of STP fuel system cleaner every other oil change. And if you have a '96, be sure to clean your throttle body once a year. -- Visit the Saturn Performance Club - http://www.saturnperformanceclub.com |
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My girlfriend thought it was a waste of money too so she started using
regular again and within two months her car was hesitating again. Went through the process again filling up with premium and her car has been working fine ever since. Curious why you say it is a waste of money. "Kevin M. Keller" > wrote in message ... > "Roy" <crawroy @ nbnet.nb.ca> typed until their fingers bled, and > came up with: > >> Sounds like the same problem my girlfriend, a friend and I all had >> with our Saturns (2X 98 SL1 and a 2000 SL1). The next time you fill up >> get put some Injector cleaner in with the full tank of gas. > > good advice. > > Then start >> buying premium gas > > waste of money > > (assuming you don't already, if you do maybe you >> should switch stations). > > possibly good idea > > > unless you've done some significant internal engine work (shaved head, > etc.), going to "premium" (higher octane) fuel is a total waste of money. > If you've recently filled up with gas from a station you don't normally > use, don't go back there. > > I usually put in a bottle of STP fuel system cleaner every other oil > change. And if you have a '96, be sure to clean your throttle body once > a year. > > > -- > Visit the Saturn Performance Club - http://www.saturnperformanceclub.com |
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> Curious why you say it is a waste of money.
Mainly because your owner's manual states that you should run the lower octane, as the engine is optimized for it. In addition, premium higher-octane fuel will only provide a performance or power benefit in a car whose computer is able to advance the timing to utilize it. S-Series Saturns do not have this ability. I've read somewhere that continual high-octane use may contribute to a higher rate of carbon build-up in the combustion chambers and on the valves. And by using it in a car that didn't need high octane fuel in the first place, eventually does make the car need it in order to run properly (due to that carbon build-up caused by it). I'm not sure how true this is. If anyone feels curious and finds any links to information on the subject, please post them here. Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ] --- Visit my Saturn Car Audio and Performance Page at http://www.evilplastic.com "Roy" <crawroy @ nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news > My girlfriend thought it was a waste of money too so she started using > regular again and within two months her car was hesitating again. Went > through the process again filling up with premium and her car has been > working fine ever since. > Curious why you say it is a waste of money. > "Kevin M. Keller" > wrote in message > ... > > "Roy" <crawroy @ nbnet.nb.ca> typed until their fingers bled, and > > came up with: > > > >> Sounds like the same problem my girlfriend, a friend and I all had > >> with our Saturns (2X 98 SL1 and a 2000 SL1). The next time you fill up > >> get put some Injector cleaner in with the full tank of gas. > > > > good advice. > > > > Then start > >> buying premium gas > > > > waste of money > > > > (assuming you don't already, if you do maybe you > >> should switch stations). > > > > possibly good idea > > > > > > unless you've done some significant internal engine work (shaved head, > > etc.), going to "premium" (higher octane) fuel is a total waste of money. > > If you've recently filled up with gas from a station you don't normally > > use, don't go back there. > > > > I usually put in a bottle of STP fuel system cleaner every other oil > > change. And if you have a '96, be sure to clean your throttle body once > > a year. > > > > > > -- > > Visit the Saturn Performance Club - http://www.saturnperformanceclub.com > > |
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"Lane" > typed until their fingers bled, and
came up with: >> Curious why you say it is a waste of money. > > > Mainly because your owner's manual states that you should run the > lower octane, as the engine is optimized for it. > What he said. Sorry - I've been busy recovering from the SPC's 1st race of the year with our ITA '94 SC2, and getting my car ready for a lapping day this weekend. -- Visit the Saturn Performance Club - http://www.saturnperformanceclub.com |
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