I am cruisin' in a '99 Spyder GS that I got from my brother, which he had not driven it in the 9 months prior to my acquisition of it drove because of the same issue I am about to describe.
Basically, from a stand still, there is a chance that the car will sputter a lot and achieve a top speed of about 2 miles an hour (literally.) It does it hot, it does it cold, it will run fine for a half hour and then act up, it is basically random. It actually stalled once crossing a 4-lane street once, which I would gladly blame on my foot slipping off the clutch or something like that, but this is an automatic.
It pops a P0170 code, Fuel Trim Malfunction (Bank 1).
We have replaced spark plugs, wires, MAF, O2 sensors, checked the ignition timing, intake and exhaust manifolds appear to be fine. My brother says I should replace the ECU, but what does he know? He could never fix it.
The last time I changed the oil, I thought the oil smelled distinctly like gas, but I have a really bad sense of smell and I could be crazy.
On a side note, it leaks oil too, not sure wear from, and it does not seem to leave any major spots behind, but no oil on the dipstick today, and I changed the oil not even a thousand miles ago.
Any advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated.
Basically, from a stand still, there is a chance that the car will sputter a lot and achieve a top speed of about 2 miles an hour (literally.) It does it hot, it does it cold, it will run fine for a half hour and then act up, it is basically random. It actually stalled once crossing a 4-lane street once, which I would gladly blame on my foot slipping off the clutch or something like that, but this is an automatic.
It pops a P0170 code, Fuel Trim Malfunction (Bank 1).
We have replaced spark plugs, wires, MAF, O2 sensors, checked the ignition timing, intake and exhaust manifolds appear to be fine. My brother says I should replace the ECU, but what does he know? He could never fix it.
The last time I changed the oil, I thought the oil smelled distinctly like gas, but I have a really bad sense of smell and I could be crazy.
On a side note, it leaks oil too, not sure wear from, and it does not seem to leave any major spots behind, but no oil on the dipstick today, and I changed the oil not even a thousand miles ago.
Any advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated.