HELP My P5 Sputters!

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gimpo2

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Protege5

• Oct 28, 2004

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My car is running all ****** up. This just happened at a red light. After the red light, my car started to sputter and would barely accelerate. I pulled over and turned the car off, started it again and the same thing. got out and it smelled like soemthing was burning (oil?) when i put the car in neutral and rev it, it revs freely except in the lower RPMs when it starts to putter, if i its in drive it sputters and barely goes. I got to my friends house, we pulled out the spark plugs and there is no oil on them. plugs 2 and 3 are quite black though, (i'm boosted and running rich) and ideas? my friend is saying its prolly timing or some bad spark plug cables. HELP!?!?

 

Last edited: Oct 28, 2004

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changedman

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2001 Mazda MP3

• Oct 28, 2004

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yeah, check your spark plug wires. How many miles on the car?

 

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gimpo2

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• Oct 28, 2004

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22k miles. i got the sparcko wires in there, i think i'm gonna put my stockers back in tomorrow

 

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Douggie

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• Oct 28, 2004

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gimpo2 said:

22k miles. i got the sparcko wires in there, i think i'm gonna put my stockers back in tomorrow

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Could be the sparko wires. They're not that high quailty. When I changed my spark plugs, i pulled them out and the connector (the metal part that touches the spark plug) separated from the wire. Had to re-crimp them tight.

 

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gimpo2

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• Oct 28, 2004

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bump for day crew, it has been raining alot here and i have an evo hood. but it wasn 't raining when it started doing this, and it didn't do it at all last week when it was raining then...

 

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FC3s Boy

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2006 forester XT, 95 eclipse 03 protege5

• Oct 28, 2004

• #6

it has to be fuel or spark , i'll take a look when it gets up here andrew

 

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1ofdfew323

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'03 P5 & '07 MS3

• Oct 28, 2004

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Man you scared me there for a moment. I thought your car was stock w/ sputtering problems...

Anyhow this incident happen to me too on my 323 w/ nitrous. I did the same thing you did check the plugs. Nothing was wrong but just to be sure I replaced it and reset my computer and after that s*** never happened again. Good Luck !!!

 

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Cellerator

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2012 Mazda 3i Skyactiv Hatchback

• Oct 28, 2004

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check the gaps between your plugs because last week, my car had the same problem. Took it to mazda and they told me it was sparkplug gap got closed.

 

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Togan

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2010 M3 GT SPORT

• Oct 28, 2004

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maybe its time for an oil change..?

 

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gimpo2

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• Oct 28, 2004

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actaully i think its one of my coil packs. one of the harnesses on them is cracked and i can see that one of the metal wire pieces is broken out.

 

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Mazdacub

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• Oct 28, 2004

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Exact same thing happens to me all the time. Its the spark plug caps. I have the sparko set and every time I wash the engine compartment water gets under the caps and grounds out the plugs. Remove the caps after washing a blow it out with compressed air or let it evaporate. Do a good job removing the water, even though you think you get it all out with a rag it will still short out.

 

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GNO

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• Oct 29, 2004

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Togan said:

maybe its time for an oil change..?

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(rofl)


I'm sorry, that's not very nice of me. (sad2)

Like everyone else mentioned fuel or spark is probably the culprit. You could also check your PCV valve and clean out the throttle body, particularly the IAC valve.

 

Last edited: Oct 29, 2004

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flat_black

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• Oct 29, 2004

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Gimpo: Here's a link to Chris selling some coilpacks. =) If yours are busted like you said.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86687

 

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gimpo2

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• Oct 29, 2004

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flat_black said:

Gimpo: Here's a link to Chris selling some coilpacks. =) If yours are busted like you said.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86687

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Thanks man, yeah i called Chris before he posted that so, i'm already in on that deal

 

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capnsavem

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'03 Protege 5

• Oct 29, 2004

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wonder if it could be a nasty O2 sensor?

maybe its dirty/corroded or outta place? do you have a CAI?

 

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gimpo2

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• Oct 30, 2004

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WOOHOO! Chris hooked it up with a new coil pack and my car works now w00t!

 

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FC3s Boy

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2006 forester XT, 95 eclipse 03 protege5

• Nov 1, 2004

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^^ cool glad that worked for ya