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supreme_1 · 11-04-2007, 01:15 AM

tonight my car died after say maybe 30 minutes of driving. i checked all fuses, checked for spark, and made sure all my harnesses were still connected. after being stuck on the side of the road for about 1/2 hour my car finally started after about 8 cranks. but after it started when i am at very low throttle the car bogs and nearly dies. the exhaust smells stink. not like its running rich, and there is no smoke at all. it smells like rotten ass and burning red wood. i am thinking maybe the exhaust system is clogged, but it does run good at freeway speeds and at higher rpms.

i am stumped as to what it could be since it does start.about a week ago i cleaned my iacv, my throttle body, and my maf. and my car has been rjunning good since tonight.

occasionally my intake falls off and i have to put it back, since i didnt buy the adaptor for it yet. and when it falls off it runs like crap. could it be that i got some crap in my maf and need to clean it again?

also my car has spikes in the rpm. when i start the car it idles at 1300 or so, and whenever it feels like it, it will jump up to 1200 or so after idling at 800.could my 02 or iacv gone bad?

my car has spark in all cylinders, and all my plugs look decent.can anyone shed some light on this?

11-04-2007, 01:15 AM	#1
supreme_1 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 612 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	dying at low throttle tonight my car died after say maybe 30 minutes of driving. i checked all fuses, checked for spark, and made sure all my harnesses were still connected. after being stuck on the side of the road for about 1/2 hour my car finally started after about 8 cranks. but after it started when i am at very low throttle the car bogs and nearly dies. the exhaust smells stink. not like its running rich, and there is no smoke at all. it smells like rotten ass and burning red wood. i am thinking maybe the exhaust system is clogged, but it does run good at freeway speeds and at higher rpms. i am stumped as to what it could be since it does start.about a week ago i cleaned my iacv, my throttle body, and my maf. and my car has been rjunning good since tonight. occasionally my intake falls off and i have to put it back, since i didnt buy the adaptor for it yet. and when it falls off it runs like crap. could it be that i got some crap in my maf and need to clean it again? also my car has spikes in the rpm. when i start the car it idles at 1300 or so, and whenever it feels like it, it will jump up to 1200 or so after idling at 800.could my 02 or iacv gone bad? my car has spark in all cylinders, and all my plugs look decent.can anyone shed some light on this?