1st timer

Today my car was acting weird,i had problems starting it and when it started it was bogging alot, i was giving it gas and it wasn't doing anything ,after a few attemps the engine light went on and the TCS light went on,what could it be?

4u2nv

hmm bogging? was ur car idleing real low like it was bout to die? if its like that, had the same exact problem with my tl, Happens only every now n then tho, i brought the car to pep boys to get the code and it read out that my o2 sensor was bad

1st timer

yep that's what it's doing,was reving at like 400rpm and then died out,and when i cranked it againg it wouldn't start and when it did,it was reving really low.is tit covered under warranty?

@cUr@-TL

if your car is still under warranty the work will of course be covered, but if you're out of warranty you'll have to pay for the sensor (if it's the problem)..

1st timer

WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

1st timer

What else could it be?

Comet2404

I just had that problem fixed. They put some throttle body cleaner into the intake, while the engine is running. Also, the sensor that sits on top of the throttle body, take that off and spray it into that hole as well. when the engine is on, it will create a vaccum effect because of the air that is being sucked in. If you want I'll post a pic of where you need to do this.

1st timer

Sure ,that'll be great,is the oxygen sensor hard to change cause i think i'll change that too.Did when you had the problem did the engine light go on?

MikePA

Comet2404 now has the CEL coming on. Not sure I'd do what he did.

Comet2404

Yea but its a completely different part. This is the throttle body, my problem is at the ass end of the car under my fuel tank. Pain in the fucking ass. Here is the picture for your use. The red arrow points to a screw that you can take out, and that will allow you to spray the cleaner right into the throttle body. When the engine is on, rev the car using the butterfly, which will also create a vaccum, and it will suck all that cleaner into the intake and TB. Make sure you rev it while your doing this otherwise the engine will cough and sputter and probably die on you. The blue arrows point to the sensor that I took off, which also leads into the TB. Take the two screws off, and pull it straight off. You'll see a tiny hole that goes into the TB, spray more cleaner into that with the engine reving, and it will suck it right down into there. When I say rev the engine, I mean to like 2500-3000 rpms. I would check with Fsttyms1, he was the one who advised me on this procedure. He reccommends taking the intake off the TB and spraying it in that way. I just didn't want to bother taking all that crap off. I asked my mechanic, and he said that it wouldn't cause any problems to do this often. I plan on doing it every 3-5K to prevent buildup. But again, check with Fsttyms1... he's very knowlegeable about this.

Comet2404

Oh and the only reason my CEL came on for the stalling issue is because the EGR valve needed to be replaced and have the port cleaned out. That will also cause your engine to sputter and stall.

1st timer

my engine light went off by itself but the car still dosen't run the same,there's a loss of power somwhere.

1st timer

dealer called me and said its some coil that needs to be changed