not sure if this is the right place for this but when i rev the engine it goes
V pause VROOOOM

do i need to clean like the fuel injectors or sumtin?
and how

 

My first guess would be the Throttle Position Sensor. Is the car throwing any codes?

 

well the check engine light is on, guy i got it from said it was always on

 

That is the first sign that something is wrong. Pull the codes and that will give you an idea as to where the symptoms are. Post the codes here and people can probably help.

https://www.thirdgen.org/service-eng...ht-error-codes

 

my car does the same thing but only at WOT, i havent noticed anything, i think its timing and just and old engine, im gonna try seafoam, i suggest you try the same

 

yea i was reading that in another thread, gonna try it.

btw this is the 1st vehicle i have ever worked on.

thank god i found this site

was chevy trying to make it a headache job to change spark plugs lol

 

Very possible it needs plugs and wires

 

well i changed the plugs, working on getting some money for wires now

 

this is my first car that iv really worked on too, although iv built engines and everything but this is my first one on one so im tryin, i think its just years of build up in the engine, i changed the oil and it seemed to help alittle, also replaced the entire fuel rail, including pump, plugs, wires, dizzy cap and rotter, and ign module, maf, and alot more and it still does it, these engines are just getting old, ima try the seafoam and hope it helps break up the gunk alittle

 

Save your $8 and use it for gas. Regular (leaded) gas hasn't been around for a looong time. All gas has enough detergents in it today that build up isn't really an issue. Seafoam is snake oil or a placebo, depending on how much you really want to believe it works.

 

totally disagree... I could hear and feel the difference in my car after I seafaomed it

 

??? Not an issue? I should stop selling 3-step induction cleaning at work then. I ran seafoam through my old 2.8 and I could see the piston tops again after years of carbon buildup.

 

Ha, you sell those 3 step things too? I cant believe people pay $100 for something they could do with an $8 can of seafoam, haha.
But yeah, seafoam is a great product. Granted, on cleaner, newer engines it wont do much. But on an old 2.8, 3.1, or any engine used as a DD for 10 years it can work wonders in the gas tank. Plus it cleans the intake manifold and crankcase, where gas doesnt reach!

 

wheres the best place to put the foam? i heard the brake booster line, right?

 

yeah, that's what I used. it helps to have the engine at a high rpm, or use one of the smaller hoses. The regular vacuum line will suck in it so fast you'll probably kill the engine.

After that, just follow the directions on the bottle. Mine was so bad it smoked for an hour, and then for a while after I drove it around. I did it again a month later and it wasn't nearly as bad, so I know the first time did something productive

 

yeah my engine has around 300k on it so it prolly needs it, that old lady did alot of grocery shopping o.0

 

give yourself plenty of time to get rid of the smoke. I had to drive it around to get it hot enough to make it stop smoking, so drivin at night might keep you from getting pulld over

 

Thats funny. I still recommend checking the codes. Could be a lot of things. Rather than spending money on guesses just stick a paper clip in and see what codes are tripped. There is a thread on here on how to do it. Sorry if this has already been said.

Kevin

 

not doin it will it warms up, we just got 2 days of sleet,frozen rain, ice, and snow, now were suppost to get two days of snow, so my cars gonna be a no-go lol

 

my car throws no codes, it only throws 1 code and thats after iv been driving for alittle bit because of a vac leak, so no worry there, i just wanna seafoam it cause thats alot of miles

 

yeah, the codes need to be checked. The problem still sounds like a tuneup issue to me, and I have a hunch the engine code is just some sort of sensor or vacuum leak

 

he was talking to the OP, i assume

 

but really my car was owned by an 87 years old woman, the cars fuel pump went out so she gave it to her grandson and he started to do a v8 swap but fail horribly so he gave it to a buddy for a parts car....i bought it off him for $250 and got it running in about a week after i put the top end back together lol

 

idk he quoted me so i just went from there

 

87 year old woman with a Camaro? COOL!

Glad to hear you recovered from the aborted V8 swap... I don't know why people think it's an easy swap...

 

oh yeah, he did, didn't he?

Oh well.. it's easy to get lost on these threads... happens to me all the time

 

yea me too

 

if u think this is a headache job to change plugs.. then i feel bad for you lol.. this is a breeze compared to my ford tempo

 

Haha yeah, Thirdgen V6's are great first cars for someone who wants a good looking DD and something to work on in their spare time. The engines are very simple, and almost evey thing is easy to do on them.

 

that describes me, except for the first car thing. I'm 41 years old.. It would take a while to list every car I've ever owned

 

Same here. I am 40 and I have had 52 cars. Some people are alcoholics. I guess I used to be a car o holic. I did most of that when I was younger living at home with my parents.

Kevin

 

I'm not arguing with K-slice, but let me paraphrase him to throw out another POV that sums up my feelings about driving a V6