Underdog
10-14-2004, 04:17 PM
Ok, long post here.
There are two somewhat major problems with my car right now. The first is the seatbelt warning chime. Before, I'd start the car, and it'd chime a few times and then stop. Now it won't stop beeping. It's so annoying and gets me really frustrated if I'm driving for like more than 5 minutes which isn't a good thing. I did a search and found some stuff about the beep, but I don't think any of them were similar to mine, since mine just starts going and never stops. However, the seatbelt light doesn't come on, so that's got me even more confused.
Second problem is engine related. I've checked the ECU and it's not throwing any codes. The problem is that once the needle on the temperature gauge goes above the C, the car lags pretty bad until about 3000RPM. For like 3 from when I start the car I don't notice any lag at all. I've got a few theories and would like to know your thoughts. My first theory is my short ram intake I recently installed. I'm thinking that maybe since the filter is basically right next to the engine block, that once the engine warms up it starts sucking in the hot air and the hot air makes the engine lag. Does that make sense? My second theory is also related to the intake. The hose from the intake to the valve cover that came with my intake was too small to fit around the opening in the valve cover, so I kinda jury-rigged it by taking a section of the old hose and fit it OVER the hose that came with the intake, and then used the little clamp that the stock intake had on the hoses. Now my question is, could the valve cover not be getting the air it needs? Like since the clamp is there, I wonder if it's pinching down on the opening of the smaller diameter hose that came with the intake. Would not getting air to the valve cover cause the car to lag? If so, why doesn't it lag until the engine heats up? Actually, I'm not really sure what the third theory is, but the theory is basically that it doesn't have anything to do with the intake at all. Could there be an O2 sensor bad somewhere? And again, why doesn't it lag until the engine heats up? I know that the SRI wasn't the best choice, but it's what I did, and I'll definately replace it with the stock intake if that's the problem.
Thanks for the help, I've had a crappy week and the car problems are making it ten times worse. I also have to replace my valve cover gasket since it's leaking oil onto the manifold, and also replace the o-rings on the fuel injectors.
There are two somewhat major problems with my car right now. The first is the seatbelt warning chime. Before, I'd start the car, and it'd chime a few times and then stop. Now it won't stop beeping. It's so annoying and gets me really frustrated if I'm driving for like more than 5 minutes which isn't a good thing. I did a search and found some stuff about the beep, but I don't think any of them were similar to mine, since mine just starts going and never stops. However, the seatbelt light doesn't come on, so that's got me even more confused.
Second problem is engine related. I've checked the ECU and it's not throwing any codes. The problem is that once the needle on the temperature gauge goes above the C, the car lags pretty bad until about 3000RPM. For like 3 from when I start the car I don't notice any lag at all. I've got a few theories and would like to know your thoughts. My first theory is my short ram intake I recently installed. I'm thinking that maybe since the filter is basically right next to the engine block, that once the engine warms up it starts sucking in the hot air and the hot air makes the engine lag. Does that make sense? My second theory is also related to the intake. The hose from the intake to the valve cover that came with my intake was too small to fit around the opening in the valve cover, so I kinda jury-rigged it by taking a section of the old hose and fit it OVER the hose that came with the intake, and then used the little clamp that the stock intake had on the hoses. Now my question is, could the valve cover not be getting the air it needs? Like since the clamp is there, I wonder if it's pinching down on the opening of the smaller diameter hose that came with the intake. Would not getting air to the valve cover cause the car to lag? If so, why doesn't it lag until the engine heats up? Actually, I'm not really sure what the third theory is, but the theory is basically that it doesn't have anything to do with the intake at all. Could there be an O2 sensor bad somewhere? And again, why doesn't it lag until the engine heats up? I know that the SRI wasn't the best choice, but it's what I did, and I'll definately replace it with the stock intake if that's the problem.
Thanks for the help, I've had a crappy week and the car problems are making it ten times worse. I also have to replace my valve cover gasket since it's leaking oil onto the manifold, and also replace the o-rings on the fuel injectors.