Recent content by rtrussel

Hi Diehonda, The symptoms are the same as described in the Jan. 9 email in this thread - on top of this, I notice that if the loss of power starts and I put the clutch in until the engine nearly stalls, it runs ok again after giving it gas. Mechanic checked the codes again and found the...

Me again.... Surprise, surprise, the cat blew out of the car, so now I've got some major repair bills with still no answer to the cause. I'm really stuck with this POS and I can't afford to guess and hope my way to things that may not even fix it. I suppose the logical thing would be change...

Let's see where this goes Thanks Diehonda and solid_snake for your responses. On top of everything else, I just noticed that I've blown a rear wheel bearing - only a little over 60k miles on the car and it seems like it's pooched!! I'll get the bearing fixed and ask the mechanic how much to...

Misfire saga continues - more symptoms noted Here's the latest - any advice is most appreciated!! A few weeks back I left my car with the mechanic who could not duplicate the problem and basically told me that it would be guess work at this point and he didn't feel right replacing stuff that...

Thanks DiS, I have been hearing a rattle from the CAT area and assumed it was just a loose shield - I'm now wondering if it's the ViCS screw bouncing around! Would this make sense? I'm up in Canada and there's a pile of snow everywhere, so getting underneath the car isn't too easy. On the...

Two codes were read - Multiple Misfire and the CAT code. Mechanic says they're unrelated, but it seems to be awfully coincidental....

Hi suki, Interesting about your catalytic converter as this came up on the computer with my protege that has just over 60k miles on it! I'm not overly mechanical and I'm wondering if a clogged cat converter could actually cause a misfire due to insufficient exhaust flow???

Well, back to my mechanic today who hooked up the computer to my car and found a "multiple misfire" code - the guy is revered for his knowledge of Japanese cars and he says there's no indication the problem is in the EGR valve as the computer would indicate this, although he said himself it's...

Thanks DiS, I heard that the EGR valve is a weakspot on this model. I discussed this with a mechanic who said that the diagnostic would differentiate it from a random misfire, but I'm starting to doubt that now. When I think back, my sister was driving behind me one night and said she...

Thanks for your reply - no, I don't hear anything out of the ordinary when idling or moving. The car runs and sounds absolutely perfect and then the hesitation will seemingly come out of nowhere. One more observation - the other day I was parked on a downhill slope - the car hesitated to...

A couple of months ago, my 01 Protege began hesitating and the engine light was flashing. I drove the car for a number of hours afterwards and got the problem again. Mechanic said it had a Cylinder 2 misfire code and replaced plugs. Days later, same problem, but now registering as Random...