Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Just on my way to work when my car decides its gonna lose all acceleration and just go to idle and misfire every time i push the throttle pedal. So i nurse it to the side of the road and slowly push the accelerator furthur and furthur until it starts to pick up on the revs. The car starts to idle and drive normally again, till about 2 miles down the road when it starts to do it again this time up a hill with a que of traffic behind me. I find a safe place pull over again follow the same procedure of revving it a little higher each push of the accelerator untill it returns to normal. Just as i pull up at my work it starts again and i sort it again. But now i am at work i am a bit stuck as i don't know what to do i got to get to and from work for the next few days and more importantly i need to get home in the morning. Any body with any ideas on what it could be? I will need to take it to a garage tomorrow but i would feel better if i had half an idea of what it was. I feels someting like fuel starvation but i just had it serviced don't know if the fuel filter was done though. Do supe's have an inline filter? if they do, where is it. Sorry for all the questions but i'm a bit of an engine numpty. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Have you sorted this. In your shoes Id have a look at coil pack clips - loose ones will make it behave badly. Never had a fuel filter prob so cant help there. hope you get it fixed; anyone else help? 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 without sounding stupid what are coil pack clips, are they under the plastic but on top of the engine ans i have had that bit off to spray it today and yesterday and could have disturbed something. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 yes thats exactly where they are m8; they push into the coil packs that sit on top of the plugs. They are very prone to brake/come loose etc. hope thats whats causing it. You can get new; do a search; little bastards to fit though. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Thanks will have a look later as i still have my tools in the back of the car, if i do find a broken one will i be able to do a quick DIY fix untill i gan get it to a garage tomorrow or will i have to try and nurse it home same as i did to get here. Also will this be doing any damage to my engine as that is the last thing i want. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I wouldn't drive it until you get it sorted, you *could* do some serious damage to the engine otherwise. Is there a decent garage nearby, you can get it transported to and looked at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Damage is possible as Nic says; is there an engine fault light coming on? you can check error code if there is; from my own experience if this is the proble it will give code 14. If one clip is loose you may be able to c/tie it on 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Not close enough to have it transported to, the closest to my knoledge is Toyota themselves and they are about 20 miles away. It is also not a very nice place to leave my car, at my work, lots of theft and trouble around these parts. I would at least need to get it home in the morning when i finish work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Also no fault or warning lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Well if it is just one loose clip you will be OK cos even just pushing em home will cure it no warning odd but not impossible I guess. sure sounds like this issue cos it happened to me just the same! 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Well have had the top of the engine off again nothing seemed to be loose but gave all six of the wires and caps a good pushing and took it round the block a couple of times and it didn't do it but the fault was intermittent so i will drive it home and see if it happens again. Other than that is it advisable to change these caps anyway? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 They go brittle with age and often fall to bits At plug change many have had to replace them 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just had my plugs changed and they didn't change them but i pulled one off just now and the two wires inside were just flapping about there was nothing seperating them. I don't know if this is normal or not and the wires were easily pused out the back of the block they were in. nothing seemed to fit together very snugly I.E the wires into the actual plug bit the cap fits on to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I Defo NOT normal they should be fixed and held seperate. f they are loose they will probably the cause of the problem; they should have been replaced. Search for part number - Ill bet the little white centre block has fallen to bits. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 as Fifty has said above.... the loose connections are causing it to misfire. If you are careful you can push the terminals in without the (now) missing center white bits or even the black casing. If you can make sure the terminals are snug then you'll be able to drive ok. If the wires/terminals have been put back on the wrong terminal this will caue it to misfire too. The clip/casings are couple of pounds each from toyota. Hope it's sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 and yes there is a fuel filter in-line, underneath the car near to the passenger door. Welcome to the site by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzsupra Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 will go and get new ones tomorrow Thanks for all your help Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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