Posted by Chandler Ogden on January 28, 1999 at 22:17:17:
In Reply to: Re: Loss of Power while running posted by Marlen Padberg on January 28, 1999 at 15:13:57:
: When was the last time you ran a bottle of Injector cleaner thru?
I just bought the car about 5 months ago, and ran a bottle of Techron through right after I bought it. I bought another bottle yesterday, and will add it with the next full tank of gas (tomorrow).
It drove OK today, with no loss of power...I may just be paranoid, but it seemed to be a bit on the sluggish, rough side all around. I was thinking that the Catalytic convertor may be suspect because the cat-back section had been cobbed with a single pipe setup. I would not mind if it was a fatty pipe, but it looks like they just replaced the two pipes with a single about the same size. I also have caught a whiff of catalyst smell over the last week or so when I stop and get out of the car, or ride with the windows down....I just turned 110K on the odo, and the Bentley manual says they have about 60K life in them. I have no idea if the one I have is the original or not. It is certainly old, regardless....
I will try the trick Troy mentioned about shutting off electrical stuff to check the Voltage regulator, in addition to the Techron...
I'll let ya know if it helps..
regards,
Chandler