do i need to change my plugs/wires? Options

[Yota]

Today, while accelerating, my car started to 'stutter' a little bit. It was kind of odd. Then it started to do it repeatedly everytime I'd accelerate moderately hard. Would this be a fouled out plug? Is this a normal symptom of having to change plugs? The car has 89k miles on it and I dont know if the previous owner ever got them changed.. Should I replace the wires as well? How much am I looking at spending? I really hate to do this since I'm swapping in the 3S, but it is my only car and I need it running until the day of the swap!

Thanks,
Yota

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Today, while accelerating, my car started to 'stutter' a little bit.  It was kind of odd.  Then it started to do it repeatedly everytime I'd accelerate moderately hard.  Would this be a fouled out plug?  Is this a normal symptom of having to change plugs?  The car has 89k miles on it and I dont know if the previous owner ever got them changed..  Should I replace the wires as well?  How much am I looking at spending?  I really hate to do this since I'm swapping in the 3S, but it is my only car and I need it running until the day of the swap!

Thanks,
Yota
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Sounds like some bad gas to me. I'd replace everything anyway though. But that's just the way I do things. Better to fix it before it breaks than to get stranded somewere, or have your car all screwed up.

[lagos]

change the spark plugs, dist cap and rotor. all those are cheap . if the problem continues, then do the wires.

[LewFX]

could be a O2 sensor too, bad air to fuel mix.

[lagos]

LewFX, if it was the o2 sensor,then it would throw a check engine light.

[LewFX]

mine never did, and that was replaced at my local toyota dealership

[Yota]

How much am I looking to spend on plugs, cap and a rotor?

I doubt it'd be bad gas...I filled up today and the problem continued... I also have no check engine light on..

[madmods]

Mine did that to when i first got it, but it as an extemely dirty air filter

[exxtractor]

lagos I had an O2 sensor that wasnt' connected, it does not turn on the check engine light. Turst me on that.

This post has been edited by exxtractor: Apr 4, 2005 - 10:50 PM

[97GTinKC]

cheap - easy way to check the wires is to find a really dark spot at night and check for arcing along the wires, mist a little water over them from a spray bottle, if they are leaking voltage, you'll see it. another symptom of bad wires is hard starting when damp out. you can sometimes make them last a little longer by cleaning the wires off.