Hesitating up hills..

[Towncivilian]

How does your air filter look? I also had some issue with removing my fuel hoses, but twisting them while simultaneously pulling should help remove them in the future.

 

I've read some great things about the Kreen oil additive in this thread on BITOG, you may want to read it and see if it's worth a try. It quickly cleans the engine of light to medium sludge build-up as well as varnish, and has quieted some members' lifter ticks. A quart is $16 + shipping I think from KanoLabs.com. Post a picture of your oil filler hole perhaps?

[NissanNismoZ]

Checked the timing belt, and its all good.

Cleaned distributor cap, noticed some small brown spots, and scraped them off with a screw driver.

It actually made a large improvement, but can still hold it to the floor up the hill and it wont accelerate until you actually reach the top of the hill, then it accelerates at full power (well it pushes you back in the seat)..heh..

but still hhas te missing sound up the hill..so im going to replace all plugs and wires, along with the distributor cap.

Also, would you recommend that stuff over Seafoam or..? is it better?

Thanks everyone for the help!

Also, my engine light hasnt came back on..yet. (since after what i did to it today)

Edited March 27, 2011 by NissanNismoZ

[Towncivilian]

From what I've read, the harshest solvent in Seafoam is naphthalene, and any top-tier gasoline should have enough detergents that would be far more effective than that stuff at cleaning any deposits. While Kreen is somewhat more expensive than Seafoam, there have been many success stories and anecdotes on BITOG, and Trav (thread starter) is a respected member and sponsor of that forum and his results seem unbiased. I will also try it at some point and report my results both here and at BITOG, but that might be in a few months, and by then you'd likely have fixed your issue. Of course, I doubt there's truly a "miracle in a can" product but this one sounds like it is damn near close.

Edited March 27, 2011 by Towncivilian

[NissanNismoZ]

From what I've read, the harshest solvent in Seafoam is naphthalene, and any top-tier gasoline should have enough detergents that would be far more effective than that stuff at cleaning any deposits. While Kreen is somewhat more expensive than Seafoam, there have been many success stories and anecdotes on BITOG, and Trav (thread starter) is a respected member and sponsor of that forum and his results seem unbiased. I will also try it at some point and report my results both here and at BITOG, but that might be in a few months, and by then you'd likely have fixed your issue. Of course, I doubt there's truly a "miracle in a can" product but this one sounds like it is damn near close.

Sweet. I'll try it and see if it helps. Thanks! I'll be sure to check out the post.. it sounds good. (and hopefully will help with my problems!)

[adamzan]

Change the cap and rotor not just the cap btw.

[NissanNismoZ]

glad you mentioned that..wouldnt have even thought that was a changable part..well..without changing out the whole distributor.

[Kingman]

Every live distributor ever produced has a replaceable rotor that will wear out over time.

[NissanNismoZ]

Every live distributor ever produced has a replaceable rotor that will wear out over time.

good point.

so..i thought, just for the heck of it, i'd try it on the highway.

wow.. like at a certain speed, up a sliiiiight uphill grade, it will kick in and out. so yeah, tuneup is definitely looking good for now. until then, i plan to leave it be, as i should have the money for it in a few days.

After that, all i'll need is a battery and it will be good to go! (here's to hoping its not anything else.)

but thanks for the support, and i'll let you guys know how it goes after the tuneup.