Help me fix my car

[Bioture]

he said that it "may" work. or it might not, in which case he'll need to do a more thorough examination or something.

[bloodzombie]

he said that it "may" work. or it might not, in which case he'll need to do a more thorough examination or something.

Right, but it's only 80 bucks and it can only be good for the car.. or you could get a manual and do that yourself, it woudln't be that hard.

OR you could buy yourself a nice cold air intake and even if it doesn't fix your problems, it might give your car a little extra power. (the real car freaks might say "It doesn't give you extra horsepower, it frees up existinig horsepower by allowing air to flow more freely.. whatever.. makes it more powerful).

But based on my extremely limited experience with chrylsers, I'm sticking with the electrical theory.

[geekbot]

An air fiter is like $5 at K-mart/Target/AutoZone. Go get one and replace it yourself.

Undo some clips, take the old filter out, put a new one in.

Often instead of clips there are philips/flat head screws. Either way, *very* easy to do yourself.

Orient the filter the same way- there should also be simple instructions/labels when you buy the new one.

[Bwomp]

or the mechanic could be lying out his ass to get you to pay for something you probably don't need.

or maybe im wrong.

[bloodzombie]

An air fiter is like $5 at K-mart/Target/AutoZone. Go get one and replace it yourself.

Undo some clips, take the old filter out, put a new one in.

Often instead of clips there are philips/flat head screws. Either way, *very* easy to do yourself.

Orient the filter the same way- there should also be simple instructions/labels when you buy the new one.

he also needs to clean the air tubes? if you check out the air tubes, you might be able to just remove them, slide something through them to see if any crap falls out, and put them back on.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Walk - no one in America walks

Wrong. I do...i'm poor.

[bloodzombie]

sorry our country is more than 4 miles wide. you can't just walk everywhere.

[Selex]

sorry our country is more than 4 miles wide. you can't just walk everywhere.

Haha whoever that was pointed toward (Zeus?), got owned. Or it seems that way to me.

[Bioture]

ok i changed the air filter and replaced 6 spark plugs (the guy who sold them to me said he didn't think it was electrical either)... i hope this works out otherwise i'll have to get the air intake tube things replaced/cleaned.

thanks for your help.

[ZeUs!!]

sorry our country is more than 4 miles wide. you can't just walk everywhere.

Either that or everyone in America is a mugging waiting to happen

[geekbot]

he also needs to clean the air tubes? if you check out the air tubes, you might be able to just remove them, slide something through them to see if any crap falls out, and put them back on.

yeah, air tubes are generally formed plastic pieces or rubber tubes with clips on the ends to keep them in place. Shouldn't be too bad but last time I helped someone install an intake it was amazing how much we pulled out of that Civic.

The air tubes are generally like a couple of inches across so I'd be surprised if anything big enough to clog got past the air filter and is stuck in the tubes. But, if a dead gopher falls out of the tubes when you shake it out...problem solved.

[Bioture]

this may or may not be related to the problem i initially described, but the car also shakes when I'm stopped at a red light or when I have it on park. I think the idle is set too low? How do i set it a bit higher so it doesnt shake?

[bloodzombie]

It's probably time to bite the bullet and get a new car.

[lil mo fo]

Just another note beside your intake it can be your o2 sensor. If it is not getting the correct amount of o2 then it will not allow your car to run and hence stall. Plugs cause miss fires and such when you acelerate not when you are at a light..I really do not know why adman said the dist cap.. peZ

[lil mo fo]

this may or may not be related to the problem i initially described, but the car also shakes when I'm stopped at a red light or when I have it on park. I think the idle is set too low? How do i set it a bit higher so it doesnt shake?

It's your motor mount... It's loose or broke..so hence engine is idle = shaking = your gona shake. p06