Does your '96 EJ22 have the single port exhaust on the heads?
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On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM, eventide411 <eventide411@...> wrote:
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I had a hesitation problem that I finally fixed this weekend on my 86
Syncro with 96 2.2 OBD II Engine and I wanted to share in case anyone else
has the same problem. It all started when I started getting a hesitation at
about 3000 rpm, any gear, then it started to idle poorly (start fine, then
idle bad after a few seconds). I found that my Small Car ("The last header
you'll ever need") header had cracked in several places, surprise! So I
bought a header from Stan's Header and had Ballard Muffler in Seattle (I
can't speak highly enough about those guys) do some welding on the J Pipe.
I bought a new O2 sensor and put it all together. Dang it if the problem
persisted, even got worse (now it died randomly at stop lights). I
inspected the VSS, pulled the codes and found nothing unsual. Decided to
swap out the plugs and wires as a matter of elimination and viola!! problem
fixed. It looked like one of the plugs was fouled. I am not enough of a
mechanic to know if the exhaust leak caused the plug to foul but I also
don't believe in coincidences. Anyway I hope this helps someone else.
Cheers!
