engine misfiring or ?? 2006 Carrera 2S
05-20-2008, 08:59 PM
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engine misfiring or ?? 2006 Carrera 2S
Driving home today, car just did not feel "right"
At first I thought maybe I picked something up on a tire. Car almost seemd to be bucking a little or at a minimum holding back.
When I got off the highway I held it for a while at low (3K) steady revs. Upon acceleration , did not have any pop. Almost felt like a misfire on one cylinder or something. Maybe my imagination, but I just cleaned my tailpipes and the driver's side pipes look to have more lalck soot than the lpass side. side. Right engine bank mis firing or running rich ?
No warning lights. Car had about 1/2 tank of gas 4500 miles on odometer.
Made appt to bring in to dealer on Tuesday. . Any direction would be appreciated because I don't want one of those--never seen that before or its not doing it now kind of service visits.
Did a search but other descriptions did not seem to be the same issue.
At first I thought maybe I picked something up on a tire. Car almost seemd to be bucking a little or at a minimum holding back.
When I got off the highway I held it for a while at low (3K) steady revs. Upon acceleration , did not have any pop. Almost felt like a misfire on one cylinder or something. Maybe my imagination, but I just cleaned my tailpipes and the driver's side pipes look to have more lalck soot than the lpass side. side. Right engine bank mis firing or running rich ?
No warning lights. Car had about 1/2 tank of gas 4500 miles on odometer.
Made appt to bring in to dealer on Tuesday. . Any direction would be appreciated because I don't want one of those--never seen that before or its not doing it now kind of service visits.
Did a search but other descriptions did not seem to be the same issue.
Last edited by Jerry Fisher; 05-20-2008 at 09:21 PM.
05-20-2008, 09:20 PM
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Sounds like the 997 "hesitation issue."
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/421519-hesitation-o-jerking-while-cruising.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/421519-hesitation-o-jerking-while-cruising.html
05-20-2008, 09:42 PM
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Maybe I'll fill then tank tomorrow and see if it goes away. My route to the dealership is a traffic nightmare right now due to road construction, so a trip in to the dealer is not on my "want to do" list.
My wife's A-6 is in for service right now with an intermittent CEL, my Mini goes in tomorrow due to a broken hood latch and now my baby is acting like SYBIL. I did put Shell gas in the car last fill up. I usually use Mobil. BUT, no issues with the first 150 miles of fuel consumption from the Shell fill up.
Very strange and the first hiccup since I got the car.
PS..I did learn something when changing out to all the all red tail lights. Even though all the lights worked perfectly, the car showed a check left tail light warning on the dash. It took turning the headlights ON and OFF to clear the dash warning.
My wife's A-6 is in for service right now with an intermittent CEL, my Mini goes in tomorrow due to a broken hood latch and now my baby is acting like SYBIL. I did put Shell gas in the car last fill up. I usually use Mobil. BUT, no issues with the first 150 miles of fuel consumption from the Shell fill up.
Very strange and the first hiccup since I got the car.
PS..I did learn something when changing out to all the all red tail lights. Even though all the lights worked perfectly, the car showed a check left tail light warning on the dash. It took turning the headlights ON and OFF to clear the dash warning.
05-20-2008, 10:07 PM
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Agree that the first suspect might be the infamous 'hesitation issue'. Try to fill up the tank and drive a little more, and see if the problem presists.
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05-21-2008, 02:15 AM
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This is the same symptom as the "Hesitation – jerking while cruising" thread. Frankly, with all the cars out there on the streets I find it impossible to believe that the factory hasn't experienced it themselves.
Link: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421519
Link: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421519
