Is this your normal experience with a tune-up? Bosch Plugs $13.00 Dist Cap $11.20 Ign rotor $9.20 Air Filter $13.55 Fuel Filter $9.95 total Parts $58.30 tuneup Labour $69.95 adjust throttle "switches" and free butterfly valves $65.50 I spent $256.00 yesterday on a tune up and cleaning of my throttle body! Taxes were $31.44. Now my van surges worse than ever! The rate is aproximately 1/2 to 1 Hz! I'm afraid it's going to blow the transmission it's hitting on and off so hard. The service guys say "put some gas-line anti-freeze in - there are a lot of problems with moisture". (I live in Winnipeg Canada) Is he right? When I took my van from the heated garage it worked beautifully as I drove it home. Today, it just slowly skips down the street. Sometimes, the surging will go away for a while and I can pick up some speed. However, even with the speed the engine seems to be really rough. I looked in my tailpipe for soot, but I didn't find any (looking for evidence of O2 sensor issues) Is it my airflow box needing the capacitor? (or replacement)
It seems to me that after such a major tuneup, I should not have these issues any more. Any help would really be appreciated I can't affort this to go on - I have to go 700 KM up north over Christmas. Thanks again
Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy (being very bad lately)
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