tthomasd614 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hey all, My Pathy has been running fantastic for the past few months but the other day I was driving it and it didn’t sound right. It also didn’t have any power. It wouldn’t get past 65 and then I remembered that I put 89 octane in it with the thought that it may help improve fuel mileage. I only had about a quarter of a tank left and so I added about 7 gallons of 87. Then it drove fine again. I went to drive today and it’s actjng funny again. Could it be the fuel? Is there something else I need to check. No cel either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Higher octane fuel shouldn't be a problem. The computer probably didn't notice anything different. Sounds like an electrical issue to me, something starting to go out. Anything else you notice when it's running poorly? Smells, smoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sounds like the distributor could be taking a crap. Take the cap off and inspect for any brown/red/gold dust in there. Very common on the 3.3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthomasd614 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Sounds like the distributor could be taking a crap. Take the cap off and inspect for any brown/red/gold dust in there. Very common on the 3.3. I’m wondering if it’s a misfire. I connected a Obd scanner to it to see if it it was misfiring and it won’t even register the scanner was there. I was gonna replace all the plugs but I will take a look at the distributor first. Thanks man! You’re always very helpful Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthomasd614 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Would it be the whole distributor or just the cap? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 It's the dizzy itself that goes, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthomasd614 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 It's the dizzy itself that goes, unfortunately. No dust or anything under the cap. When I try to connect the scan tool, it will not work at all. Is there a fuse that might be bad? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 IIRC the OBDII ports sometimes run off the same fuse as the cigarette lighter? I don't know specifically for the R50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthomasd614 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 So I didn’t get the OBD2 port working but I replaced the spark plugs and it’s running back to normal now. Not sure which plug it was but they did look pretty old Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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