outaurleague

Okay so I was driving home Friday and everything was fine. I decided to go wash my car as I normally do on Friday evening. So I was my car, its all good, then all of a sudden I go to start the car, my check engine light comes on !

But when my check engine light came on, all of a sudden, my engine starts trembling like a newborn deer. WTF ??? Right after my warranty is up, What the hell could be wrong ????? Thanks in advanced.

Nothing is over heating, nothing is leaking outta the bottom, Its just shaking bad at idle, and acceleration is crappy too,
PLEASE HELP ! _______

Moviela

It could be that the MAF sensor in the throttle body is dirty. A simple cleaning will fix it, but you must use the correct "sauce" to do it right. CRC MAF cleaner is what I have used. A possible cause is also a vacuum leak.

Another common problem is the crank position sensor is "cranky." It usually needs to be replaced.

Before you replace anything, you need to see what codes are stored in the car. Borrow or pay a mechanic to plug an OBDII reader into the car and see what the computer says is wrong. Anthing less is just guessing and wasting money.

SeaCoupe

You got advice from one of the best guys on this board. The off idle is indicative of the Fuel mixture.

Get the codes, tell us what you got. Go from there.

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outaurleague

Thanks again guys, it was a LONG weekend without my laptop, I will do that today, I believe pep boys should be able to do that for me !? What type of sequence will the code read, so that i know im getting the right information from the mech?

drexappeal

Next time, you don't need to tell me in the thread title...LorinserCClass is a long time veteran, so he was afforded that right. You haven't earned it yet.