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    Oil Change Intervals 3k vs Longer with full synthetic

    yes when i bought it in 2015 i had no clue about gdi but quickly learned after researching it I kept hearing pinging under light throttle took it to hyundai of course nothings wrong that's normal for that engine was the claim No it was pinging/detonating under acceleration at less than 50,000...
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    Oil Change Intervals 3k vs Longer with full synthetic

    I was taught the old way of changing oil and filter every 3k miles as regular routine maintenance and i know oil has changed a lot over the years Even though i run Mobil 1 Full synthetic in all my cars now i still have a hard time going over the 3k miles without doing an oil change I would...
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    Pontiac Sunfire manual transmission smoother shifting

    Got a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire with the 5 speed manual only 53k miles on it I was taught forever ago when shifting to clutch in move shifter to next gear then clutch out and only use the gas after fully releasing the clutch I know there's tons of opinions on what is right and wrong. In this little...
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    2005 Pontiac Sunfire Preventative Maintenance

    Recently got a new to us 05 sunfire 2.2 ecotec with 5 speed manual transmission Previous owner kept up with all the oil changes and maintenance and car currently has 53,000 miles already changed the oil out with full synthetic mobil 1 and a delco oil filter, installed new delco air filter also...
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    2018 Journey 2.4L Throttle Body

    i got a ancel DS300 bi directional scanner but haven't been able to access my fca auto auth yet to access the computer in the car and check all the data really good hopefully in next day or two ill unlock the gateway and be able to check all that out to confirm no issues there
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    2018 Journey 2.4L Throttle Body

    got my tb changed out the other day went with a hitachi for the replacement one felt better at first but now its still happening again but only when cruising around 50 to 60 during overdrive and lockup i guess its just the lockup slipping in and out seems excessively jerky to me but rpms do not...
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    2018 Journey 2.4L Throttle Body

    i ordered me a ancel bi directional scanner so hopefully i can get in there and get some more data to see whats going on make sure its not fuel injectors or something else going on It holds idle fairly decent between 700 and 750 but feels a little rough and only symptom is that bad bucking...
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    2018 Journey 2.4L Throttle Body

    no still chasing down the same issue but have changed plugs and cleaned throttle body and thats when i noticed the weird rattling inside of the throttle body when i took it off of the car
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    2018 Journey 2.4L Throttle Body

    Im having bucking and shuddering with partial throttle mainly at cruising speeds The car has new plugs and coils so i removed the throttle body to clean it It wasn't very dirty but i cleaned it really good installed a new gasket and reinstalled it on the vehicle The car is idling between 700...
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    2018 Dodge Journey 2.4L 41TES Stutter when accelerating

    How can I confirm those are acting up they had to be replaced on our Chrysler Pacifica we have and those axles were clunking and popping when starting and stopping moving we just had to have both of the control arms replaced on the journey it has new control arm bushing and end links too but not...
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    2018 Dodge Journey 2.4L 41TES Stutter when accelerating

    Thanks I will have to pull it off and check that I had read those can get lots of buildup on the butterfly plates but only reason I didn't suspect that as the issue is the car gets almost 30 mpg on flat roads with easy throttle applied If the throttle plate was sticking I figured it would maybe...
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    2018 Dodge Journey 2.4L 41TES Stutter when accelerating

    i know the journeys have a reputation for having transmission issues which is why ive been little more paranoid than needed but I've never owned any car ever that stuttered when accelerating like this one has been. I paid to have the transmission fluid and filter serviced as preventative...
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    2018 Dodge Journey 2.4L 41TES Stutter when accelerating

    I had the shop foreman ride with me on 3 different occasion's and he kept the car for several days then called me to pick it up saying nothing was wrong that the transmission is just supposed to work like that They supposedly put a scanner on the car to check the torque convertor was within specs
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    2018 Dodge Journey 2.4L 41TES Stutter when accelerating

    Got a 2018 dodge journey sxt with the 2.4L and the 41TES vehicle has about 84,000 miles on it pretty much from the time we bought the vehicle used when you are accelerating through cruising speeds 40+mph and accelerating there is a noticeable stutter or jerkiness to the vehicle when pushing the...
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