911 is sputtering, help me!
09-30-2002, 09:34 PM
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911 is sputtering, help me!
i have a 3.0 liter turbo, and i havent driven it for a few weeks.. well i went to fire it up and immediately it just sounded sick.. it idled fine but when i would rev it, it didnt sound like it was running under full power at all.. it has done this before, usually when gas was a tad low, but would always clear up right away.. this time it didnt clear up at all the whole way home.. i got on it once, and it made its full bar of boost but it sounded very sick and felt very sluggish.. it just has this stuttering/sputtering feeling when you rev it or drive.. anyone ever dealt with this or know what it might be? ill toss this up on the 930 board too but you guys know everything so i thought i'd check here first =) thanks for any help!
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How much gas was in the tank when you last drove it? If it wasn't full, and since the seasons are changing, I would say you have water in your tank due to condensation. If your tank was full at storage...well...I would say you got bad gas or you have a loose spark plug wire. But anyway if your tank is less than full...go get some "dry gas" treatment, Techron treatment and dump both those in and then go and get a FULL tank of CHEVRON Premium gas (93+). Now drive the car for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
I am now a firm believer in CHEVRON GAS...that is all I will run in all of my cars. Its the ONLY proven gas that actually cleans and helps your engine. My 944 had a sputtering problem while it was at a cruising speed. This happened right after I got it 6 years ago and I replaced everything fuel related with the same results. I then went to my P-car mechanic and he told me to only run Chevron gas...well I really didn't put that much faith in it...but I followed his advice. Every since that day I never had another sputter out of that car. One gas that will make my car sputter EVERY time is BP...I don't know what they do to their gas...but it is something that my car does not like.
Just my 1/50th of a dollar,
--Brian
I am now a firm believer in CHEVRON GAS...that is all I will run in all of my cars. Its the ONLY proven gas that actually cleans and helps your engine. My 944 had a sputtering problem while it was at a cruising speed. This happened right after I got it 6 years ago and I replaced everything fuel related with the same results. I then went to my P-car mechanic and he told me to only run Chevron gas...well I really didn't put that much faith in it...but I followed his advice. Every since that day I never had another sputter out of that car. One gas that will make my car sputter EVERY time is BP...I don't know what they do to their gas...but it is something that my car does not like.
Just my 1/50th of a dollar,
--Brian
