Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:22:38 -0800 From: "wgm" <wmoorenopsamcrest.net> Subject: Re: A twitch when pressing the gas pedal
I agree, platniums are bad news, but what about that autotrans? sound like its catching some pressure before it will engauge. any way hope its the plugs Gavin Haslett <thumper_svxnopsamo.com> wrote in message news:386A1A1D.5A58D321nopsamo.com... > Ouch! > > My 96 900SEt came with platinum plugs in it... used car... previous > owner... all that fun stuff. Anyway, shortly after buying the car (about > 7 months or so) I started having problems like those described... would > work fine unless I floored it... then it stuttered and seemed almost to > crap out. Then without warning after a few weeks of that my car started > to randomly run on three cylinders... just run like crap for no obvious > reason unless I was moving. Idling was a chore! > > Anyway, when I got it to the dealer they found the platinum plugs had > fried my ignition module... there's even a sticker on top of the block > that says specifically NOT to use plats... $300 out the window for a new > module. I've been having miscellaneous related problems since then... > bad carbon deposit buildup inside the cylinders and stuff like that > which was caused indirectly by those bad plugs... I'm just living with > them now. > > Just a warning so others out there can learn from my problems. > > -- > Gavin Haslett > thumper_svxnopsamo.com > http://www.geocities.com/thumper_svx > "Ahhhh... Mountain Dew... nectar of the geeks!" > > > >
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