Car stutters at WOT in 3rd and 4th gears. Bone-stock
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Car stutters at WOT in 3rd and 4th gears. Bone-stock
Hi there,
I just bought a used EVO at the dealership and I have to say making the move from Subaru to Mitsu was a tough one but I have been very happy overall.
I've been having one issue though. When I hit WOT in 3rd, 4th and 5th gears I often get a very vibrant stuttering and then usually after 2-4 seconds it takes off normally.
Its been very cold here in MD so after reading other threads, I'm taking a guess that it might be weather-related.. any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I just bought a used EVO at the dealership and I have to say making the move from Subaru to Mitsu was a tough one but I have been very happy overall.
I've been having one issue though. When I hit WOT in 3rd, 4th and 5th gears I often get a very vibrant stuttering and then usually after 2-4 seconds it takes off normally.
Its been very cold here in MD so after reading other threads, I'm taking a guess that it might be weather-related.. any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Try changing you're plugs, especially at that mileage and if they haven't been changed before, but it can be a number of things.
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Its about 84k, its not a very violent stutter. In 1st and 2nd gear it doesn't stutter.
I just hope its not the tranny - coming from a WRX, I've broken gears and synchros twice and it was a pain..
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Whats a spark plug gap BTW?
I just hope its not the tranny - coming from a WRX, I've broken gears and synchros twice and it was a pain..
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Whats a spark plug gap BTW?
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You should have the car inspected and the tune checked out. Plenty of guys de-mod then trade in the cars in bad shape... Ive seen cars tuned for big turbo, big injectors with stock stuff just slapped in there more times than i can count. Spend a little money now instead of a possible motor later..
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Needs new plugs.. this happened to my car when i bought mine. The dealer or previous owner decided to put crappy denso non iridium plugs in there and it run like crap when the car got warmed up
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It's the space between the electrodes on the spark plug. Head to your auto parts store and they can set the gap for you (if you buy the plugs there). The gap is listed in your manual.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_plug
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Is it an EVO IX?
If so, check and see if the ACD is set to snow. I had forgot I had it set on the snow setting and my car would actually sounded like it was being governed on WOT in 4th gear.
If so, check and see if the ACD is set to snow. I had forgot I had it set on the snow setting and my car would actually sounded like it was being governed on WOT in 4th gear.