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95 16v Sidekick - power loss 2-3000rpm when cold only?

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Offline wildgoody

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Re: 95 16v Sidekick - power loss 2-3000rpm when cold only?
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2011, 06:30:58 PM »
OK, I thought it was referenced as CLT, maybe that was just the
MegaSquirt reference name that I learned

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Re: 95 16v Sidekick - power loss 2-3000rpm when cold only?
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2011, 02:21:54 PM »
I would put the timing back the way it was first.  Then the 02 sensor since you haven't swapped that yet.  When I changed my 02 sensor out my mileage went up by 2mpg.
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Re: 95 16v Sidekick - power loss 2-3000rpm when cold only?
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2011, 09:02:59 PM »
Some interesting news with this one. On Sat my gas got really low when I was driving home and it started running REALLY bad, bucking and missing, the rig was warmed up and I made it home. I started thinking and went to the store and bought some gas dryer? and put that in with a few gallons of Chevron gas and it started running a lot better. I drove it a little and went home. Sunday I got up and put in my new oxygen sensor. I drove it for an hour and it was driving great. Then this morning and after work it was running good again, no power loss/bogging or acting weird at all. Unfortunately I am not sure which helped. I usually do my changes one at a time and test before I do something else, not this time. All I know now is I am stoked on the way it ran today and cant wait to see what happens the rest of the week. To redtrack, try some gas dryer first and maybe look on Ebay and Rockauto for a good deal on an o2 sensor. My 95 uses a 4 wire sensor which are the most $$! Now to move on to my next problem...

Thanks for all your help.

Erik in Portland
Thanks,
Erik in Portland
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Re: 95 16v Sidekick - power loss 2-3000rpm when cold only?
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2011, 08:13:16 PM »
Although it's not uncommon for the o2 sensor to be bad, I would bet that you had bad gas. (i.e. too much ethanol/water in it.)  I'm a Toyota Technician, and Ethanol-rich fuel causes all sorts of problems, from lean conditions, to misfires.  We see it all the time.  Either way, glad to hear it's fixed!