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Engine
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Limp Mode - Reduced Power
Goes into limp mode while driving
2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS
116,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
MICHAEL WINGLER
MEMBER
2 POSTS
Pop's and backfires when I push accelerator.
2500 Express Van
Aug 8, 2019 at 11:33 PM
ASEMASTER6371
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Experienced Mechanic
52,796 POSTS
Good afternoon.
Is the check engine light on? If it is, do you know the code?
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-backfires-while-running
Have you checked the fuel pressure?
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator
The backfiring may be from running lean or it may be a valve train issue. I would also do a compression test.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
Roy
Aug 9, 2019 at 7:39 AM
MICHAEL WINGLER
MEMBER
2 POSTS
Thanks for the recommendations, but I have figured out the issue; I had a dirty mass air sensor.
Aug 9, 2019 at 8:00 AM
ASEMASTER6371
✓
Experienced Mechanic
52,796 POSTS
Okay, good deal.
Roy
Aug 9, 2019 at 8:05 AM
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