1990 Suzuki Vitara

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SHARON97
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Engine Performance problem
1990 Suzuki Vitara Manual

Hi, This does not happen all the time, but the car starts fine, if a little high but being an H reg im not surprised by this, I can drive for about 10 minutes and sometimes when i start to slow down the engine gets a litltle jumpy, and whent the acceleator is pressed down there is very little power. I have to put the clutch down to stop it from stalling. On the last few occasions however the car has stalled and takes a few times to restart and even then will not run for long. The car feels like it needs a cought to clear the system. I have used the injector/radion cleaner and I am unsure if this help and I did this 1 week ago and had the problem again.
Feb 14, 2009 at 10:55 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Has it been tuned up with OE (original equipment) parts? If tune up is good, you may have a sticky/leaking injector.Have the computer scanned for codes, this may lead to the cyinder that is causing the misfire.
Feb 15, 2009 at 12:21 AM
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SHARON97
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Hi, unsure if it has been tuned! Would this be a big and expensive job, the tax is due this month?
Feb 15, 2009 at 12:27 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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A few hundred dollars.I would do it asap
Feb 15, 2009 at 2:23 AM
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