any idea what this could be Options

[DamDirtyApes]

my car has a weird idle, it will move all around. also the car shudders like hell when its idling. and i have no power. my friends accord KILLED me ina race. he has like 120 hp and its old and crappy. could this be compression issues?

[woode87]

you had someone else put a new sensor in.. oh god adam.. oh god.. you can do it yourself faster and cheaper (actually i dont know if YOU could do it yourself.. ahahh)

but check the other 10 things on my list..

to check rocker arms: (if to tight, your car would bog.. if to loose your car would have slight knock/valve lash and you would also loose power) take off valve cover (idk on a toyota, but like 5 nuts) then just wiggle em, they shouldnt be able to wiggle much at all. if they can, you use a wrench to back off the nut, then back off or screw in the screw, then tighten the nut again.

to check alternator: put on anything that uses power and watch the idle
to test dist-related: turn on car, pull off the plug-wires goin into dist 1 at a time, and hold about 1 inch from the dist, if you see sparks jump then thats okay dokay
u should get some injector cleaner anyways, its like $5 and cant hurt
o2 sensor.. another possibility, you would notice bad idle, bad power, bogging..
exhaust.. i doubt it, take it off and look.

This post has been edited by woode87: Oct 16, 2004 - 10:38 PM