sigh i have no idea what is wrong with my car
was fine at school, drove fine on freeway, then like the last 5 minutes before the house
it sorta felt like it does when your car runs out of gas
like hesitation at certain points when you press the gas
and i had more than 1/4 tank of gas, so i didn't know what it was
went to wamu to check acct balance, then go to start car again, and it sounds like SHIT
very rough idle, sounds like a muscle car
isn't that good?
and when i rev it up a little, the sound just increases, i have no idea what went wrong
The car also seems to be shaking, i.e. the engine is shaking the whole car just at idle.
have car parked at home atm, any ideas what this could be guys? Didn't want to drive it until i at least knew some ideas what was wrong. Some ideas I had were fuel pump/injectors/filter?

 

Any cel?

 

Have had CEL ever since I got exhaust put on, so not sure if it is throwing a new CEL or not.

 

Get that checked first to see if you've got another.

And you should probably fix the o2 sensor one as well from your exhaust.

 

sounds like either a bad plug wire, or maybe even a faulty coil pack, but that usually causes the CEL to flash.

 

Update: Took the tib into a local shop today, ron's automotive, evidently spark plug in cylinder 4 was grounding out, causing the shudder and idle/throttle response issues. They said replacing 4 plugs/wires is 260$, so i opted out of that and ordered a set of ngk plugs/wires off ebay for my model. How hard is it to install plugs/wires? I just have to make sure i don't mix the plugs up correct?

 

good choice, plugs and wires are easy.

you can mix up the plugs, but dont mix up the wires. If you buy wires esspecially for the tib, youll have a hard time mucking them up.

 

just remember to keep the stock order of plug wires going from the coilpack to plugs. replace them one by one so you dont get them messed up.

 

I need to open a shop so I can charge $200 in labor for plugs and wires.

You basically pull the wires from the motor, take a 16mm socket and a long extension, take the plugs out. If it doesnt stay on the socket stick the old plug wire back in the hole and push down so the spark plug sticks on it. Take out all 4, put in the new ones (22-30 ft. lbs). Then take out the old wires and put in the new ones and make sure you don't get them confused.

Quite simple.... maybe 30 mins-hour even if you dunno what you doing.

 

Just an additional advise, even when it could appear to be too obvious... DO NOT remove all the old wires at once, do it one by one so you know where to plug the new one. If you do it one by one, there is no way you can misplace them, even if they are not specific for the Tib.