97 TL Starting and Chugging engine issues

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Old 04-08-2013, 05:20 PM
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Question 97 TL Starting and Chugging engine issues

I have a 97 TL I bought about 2 months ago. It has about 112000 miles and ran fine until about a month ago. I will be driving and the engine begins to chug. I will be pressing on the gas and the RPMs will spike over 5 or 6 but the car does not increase in speed. The whole car will jerk while it spikes.it use to only do it for a short time but today the car barely starts and just chugs and jerks constantly. I have replaced the spark plugs, replaced the tail pipe and put a fuel injectors in the gas tank. Please help!
Old 04-09-2013, 01:36 AM
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hopefully timing belt been replace rite?
Old 04-09-2013, 09:25 PM
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I am not sure when it was replaced last. It was inspected and looks fine. We believe it may be the alternator.
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highly unlikely.
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highly unlikely.
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Originally Posted by Abbidoo
I have a 97 TL I bought about 2 months ago. It has about 112000 miles and ran fine until about a month ago. I will be driving and the engine begins to chug. I will be pressing on the gas and the RPMs will spike over 5 or 6 but the car does not increase in speed. The whole car will jerk while it spikes.it use to only do it for a short time but today the car barely starts and just chugs and jerks constantly. I have replaced the spark plugs, replaced the tail pipe and put a fuel injectors in the gas tank. Please help!
Did u ever find out what the problem was?
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