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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Default Engine Stutter

the last two days after work Ive gone to start my car and it stutters a little bit and feels like its gonna die...kinda like a lawn mower with the choke set wrong. Is there a choke with fuel injection setups or would it be something else?

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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Default Re: Engine Stutter

There isn't a choke, but there are things that can make the engine run like that. Faulty sensors, old spark plugs, dirty fuel injectors, all those things can affect how well a fuel injected engine runs.

What car, engine, year, etc?
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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1993 Camry LEV6 3vzfe is the specific engine. If its something simple maybe I can get my mech to look at it when I go in for brakes
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ShawnD
1993 Camry LEV6 3vzfe is the specific engine. If its something simple maybe I can get my mech to look at it when I go in for brakes
Good luck, most shops charge $80 or so dollars for a diagnostic. But, in the end atleast you will know what's wrong with it and not throwing parts at it like most of the responses you'd get from here.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by I spy Psi, no?
Good luck, most shops charge $80 or so dollars for a diagnostic. But, in the end atleast you will know what's wrong with it and not throwing parts at it like most of the responses you'd get from here.
Over the last couple of years we have built a relationship with this mechanics shop, mainly due to shitty american cars(old chevy truck and an intrepid) and I might be able to get that diagnostic for cheap The other day it had a puff of smoke too but I think it was just oil, I hope haha
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Default Re: Engine Stutter

I had a kid in my class one time who stuttered. I didn't think it was that bad that he was going to die though...
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Originally Posted by ShawnD
Over the last couple of years we have built a relationship with this mechanics shop, mainly due to shitty american cars(old chevy truck and an intrepid) and I might be able to get that diagnostic for cheap The other day it had a puff of smoke too but I think it was just oil, I hope haha
Haha, good luck bud. We have our regulars at my shop as well, always take priority and offer the best and cheapest. Always good to have a respectable shop around these days.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Yea its a good thing when the guy who owns the place can say "Dont worry about him paying us today, hes good for it" haha
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