11-16-2013, 12:10 PM
Well I have been using the fixkick pages for a while and iam finally getting somewhere with my '96 x90, automatic. made in japan, sold in canada. With OBD2!
Initial problems related to lack of maintenance and brutal conditions up here in the high arctic. the car is used as a commuter and travels 15kms 3 x per day minimum. no paved roads. and the car came from southern canada a huge amount of salt related corrosion.
Well the car started running poorly and i ignored the SEL light, which eventually started to flash, so i parked it and ordered parts. new exhaust (complete) except manifold. plugs, wires, cap and rotor. T-stat, ECT sensor. o2 sensors (not on yet) old still in place
the wires plugs, ECT sensor and stat made a huge difference in running. replacing the old falling off and broken exhaust also made the car quiet!
the only problem with the car now seems to be no fast idle on start up.
Only runs well when warm, on start up i just hold it at 1500rpms until its warm, if i dont do this it bogs and runs poorly and the SEL light will start to flash. the SEL light is on all the time due to a faulty neutral safety switch.
I think my IAC must be clogged or stuck closed. Is this a common failure?
I have read up on the IAC on the kickfix page and I will take it off tonight and see how it looks. I hope its just crudded up.
Any thoughts on this?
Initial problems related to lack of maintenance and brutal conditions up here in the high arctic. the car is used as a commuter and travels 15kms 3 x per day minimum. no paved roads. and the car came from southern canada a huge amount of salt related corrosion.
Well the car started running poorly and i ignored the SEL light, which eventually started to flash, so i parked it and ordered parts. new exhaust (complete) except manifold. plugs, wires, cap and rotor. T-stat, ECT sensor. o2 sensors (not on yet) old still in place
the wires plugs, ECT sensor and stat made a huge difference in running. replacing the old falling off and broken exhaust also made the car quiet!
the only problem with the car now seems to be no fast idle on start up.
Only runs well when warm, on start up i just hold it at 1500rpms until its warm, if i dont do this it bogs and runs poorly and the SEL light will start to flash. the SEL light is on all the time due to a faulty neutral safety switch.
I think my IAC must be clogged or stuck closed. Is this a common failure?
I have read up on the IAC on the kickfix page and I will take it off tonight and see how it looks. I hope its just crudded up.
Any thoughts on this?