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Go through it and check stuff...
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 05:16:54
In Reply to: A thought or three......, Herb Hirsch
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, Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:28:53
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My '96 CSE has, on two occasions, started on 3 cylinders in the past 5 years and 60K miles. Have no idea why, as it began firing on all four after minute or two. This was over two years ago and on the same DI. It threw a CEL that cleared a few starts later. That DI is now a spare but works fine.
Coolant. Of course, it could be the heater core or radiator, but check ALL the hoses. I had a persistent coolant leak on my daughter's '95 CS and it was in a couple of the hoses from the throttle body. Be sure to check the top hose from the head to the radiator. The flange at the rad tends to crack and can leak before it fails completely--as it did on my '96. A drip may be the early warning.
Spend the bucks to get it up to snuff and get a known starting point. All filters, do the oil, flush the coolant and trans fluid, new plugs, maybe some new hoses and a t-stat. Check the belt and pulleys, maybe do them, too. Then you know where you are and can move ahead with less worries. Congrats on the new ride. Would like to find one like that myself.
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