Pics of My Car and Small Stuff Questions

OcOnnor220 · October 15th, 2009, 01:00 AM

Pictures are tinted cause I hate the color of this car, but its the only 03 Cobra my dealership had. Now that Ive got more people looking at this post for a change, I need small help on a few minor problems. Ive concluded that the battery icon and hard starting as well as light dimming are a result of a bad alternator...that Im taking care of. But I have idling issues that are now going beyond a wobbly idle. When I start it and drive and then cost to a stop the car almost always stalls now cause the idle just drops too low unless a catch it in time and give it a rev. The rest of the time the idle sticks at 1200 on a dead stop before dropping...almost like the computer has forgotten where the car is supposed to idle. Im thinking this is a problem with either the IAC, the air filter or something else related to the air assembly. Its got 56K Miles on it and sorry to say it still has the stock air filter...Am I right about this? What can I spray to clean these parts and where do i spray it? Thanks

Scott2001GT · October 15th, 2009, 08:53 AM

nice pictures besides the red tint

Till · October 15th, 2009, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by OcOnnor220

Pictures are tinted cause I hate the color of this car, but its the only 03 Cobra my dealership had. Now that Ive got more people looking at this post for a change, I need small help on a few minor problems. Ive concluded that the battery icon and hard starting as well as light dimming are a result of a bad alternator...that Im taking care of. But I have idling issues that are now going beyond a wobbly idle. When I start it and drive and then cost to a stop the car almost always stalls now cause the idle just drops too low unless a catch it in time and give it a rev. The rest of the time the idle sticks at 1200 on a dead stop before dropping...almost like the computer has forgotten where the car is supposed to idle. Im thinking this is a problem with either the IAC, the air filter or something else related to the air assembly. Its got 56K Miles on it and sorry to say it still has the stock air filter...Am I right about this? What can I spray to clean these parts and where do i spray it? Thanks

Doubt its the air filter but sure clean it out just spray it out with air, or buy another one or buy a K&N or w/e

IAC could be it or it could be the TPS (throttle position sensor) or it could be a fuel filter doubt its clogged at 56k but always start with the simple things ive been told.

Is it throwing any codes?

Also they red tint is gay im sure the car cant be that bad besides its a cobra...

Cricket · October 15th, 2009, 09:39 AM

you bought a car that you hate the color of? Your kind of retarded I think. What color is it?

Lefty · October 15th, 2009, 11:02 AM

^Anyways lol

But it is a Termi; nice ride.

M.P. Cobra Fan · October 15th, 2009, 01:05 PM

No such thing as a bad factory color on a Cobra.

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Have you checked all the vaccuum lines?

zigbigadoru · October 15th, 2009, 03:53 PM

yea im gunna have to +1 on the "your retarded" and the "no such thing as a bad factory color on a cobra"

OcOnnor220 · October 16th, 2009, 04:41 PM

Yeah that's the other thing I thought it could be, the tps. Should I just buy a new tps or iac? Could I use the same gummout stuff I use in the throttle body to clean the iac?

Cricket · October 16th, 2009, 04:43 PM

try cleaning your IAC and EGR first...from the sounds of it I don't think it would be a TPS, but grab a multimeter and test it out.

rk_2000_Z/28 · October 16th, 2009, 05:11 PM

Since the filter is stock, I'm going to assume the rest of the car is stock. Am I right? Or has this car been dyno tuned at any point that you know of?

And whats the color?

OcOnnor220 · October 16th, 2009, 05:20 PM

Ok I'll take a look tomorrow I just have to get another can. As for codes i'm only dealing with a battery icon and dimming lights as well as hard starting but that I'm pretty sure is related to the alternator. But the funny idle and the stalling is definately from that air assembly one more thing should I remove that little gasket before I spray the iac?

Redux · October 16th, 2009, 05:28 PM

/suscribe b/c I want to know the effing color!

cbrown54 · October 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM

turbot4 · October 16th, 2009, 05:37 PM

since you hate the color so much trade me......besides i have more power than your termi..

rk_2000_Z/28 · October 16th, 2009, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by turbot4

since you hate the color so much trade me......besides i have more power than your termi..

My guess is the color is probably the same as yours. Either it's gray or red. It's obviousely a dark color, and nobody doesn't like black so that can't be it

turbot4 · October 16th, 2009, 05:56 PM

i dunno...i want to see the car without the tint.....makes no sense to buy a termi and you don't like the color.....???

1StockGT · October 16th, 2009, 06:20 PM

When I bought my Cobra I had a similar problem, and not the color. I took it to the dealer and they said that it needed an update flashed onto the ecu. Mine would idle low and rough, and sometimes cut off when taken out of gear rolling to a stop light. I haven't had the problem since. What color is the car????

Eddie25u · October 16th, 2009, 07:50 PM

i have a true blue cobra, i didnt like it when i first walked up to the car in the bright sun, but it really grew on me. I always wanted a black cobra. I would never think of buying a mystichrome one(but thats just me), but like everyone said there really isnt a bad cobra color.

v606er · October 16th, 2009, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Eddie25u

i have a true blue cobra, i didnt like it when i first walked up to the car in the bright sun, but it really grew on me. I always wanted a black cobra. I would never think of buying a mystichrome one(but thats just me), but like everyone said there really isnt a bad cobra color.

Till · October 16th, 2009, 08:02 PM

what color is the freaking car man? seriously jesh

October 15th, 2009, 01:00 AM	#1
OcOnnor220 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 520 iTrader: 0 reviews	Pics of My Car and Small Stuff Questions Pictures are tinted cause I hate the color of this car, but its the only 03 Cobra my dealership had. Now that Ive got more people looking at this post for a change, I need small help on a few minor problems. Ive concluded that the battery icon and hard starting as well as light dimming are a result of a bad alternator...that Im taking care of. But I have idling issues that are now going beyond a wobbly idle. When I start it and drive and then cost to a stop the car almost always stalls now cause the idle just drops too low unless a catch it in time and give it a rev. The rest of the time the idle sticks at 1200 on a dead stop before dropping...almost like the computer has forgotten where the car is supposed to idle. Im thinking this is a problem with either the IAC, the air filter or something else related to the air assembly. Its got 56K Miles on it and sorry to say it still has the stock air filter...Am I right about this? What can I spray to clean these parts and where do i spray it? Thanks Attached Thumbnails

October 15th, 2009, 08:53 AM	#2
Scott2001GT BYAHHHH! 2001 Mustang GT 13.874 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,793 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	nice pictures besides the red tint __________________ Precision Turbo\|TurboSmart\|TeamZ\|Strange\|Hellion\|BBK\|SCT\|Edge Converters\|Fairbanks\|CG Fabrications\|Treadstone

October 15th, 2009, 11:02 AM	#5
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,698 iTrader: 12 reviews	^Anyways lol But it is a Termi; nice ride. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

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M.P. Cobra Fan It's in the details Mod! 01 Cobra Vert Nov 09/10 ROTM! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ft Stewart/Naples/Hampton/Tampa Posts: 11,013 iTrader: 1 reviews	No such thing as a bad factory color on a Cobra. : Have you checked all the vaccuum lines? __________________ Pinup in signature by loish.net Modded Mustangs Cobra Club#007 Military Crew E5 VOTED MM's BEST SIGNATURE 2010. THANKS STANGGTR07

October 16th, 2009, 05:11 PM	#10
rk_2000_Z/28 Forever in our hearts travis_afx 2003 SVT Cobra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 4,311 iTrader: 0 reviews	Since the filter is stock, I'm going to assume the rest of the car is stock. Am I right? Or has this car been dyno tuned at any point that you know of? And whats the color? __________________ 03 Cobra-Slow 02 SS, 00 Z/28-Gone Rest In Peace Travis Billings

October 16th, 2009, 04:41 PM	#8
OcOnnor220 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 520 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah that's the other thing I thought it could be, the tps. Should I just buy a new tps or iac? Could I use the same gummout stuff I use in the throttle body to clean the iac?

October 16th, 2009, 05:20 PM	#11
OcOnnor220 Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 520 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok I'll take a look tomorrow I just have to get another can. As for codes i'm only dealing with a battery icon and dimming lights as well as hard starting but that I'm pretty sure is related to the alternator. But the funny idle and the stalling is definately from that air assembly one more thing should I remove that little gasket before I spray the iac?

October 16th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#13
cbrown54 Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,048 iTrader: 0 reviews

October 16th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#14
turbot4 Hardcore Enthusiast R.I.P. twin screwed!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon pa Posts: 2,377 iTrader: 9 reviews	since you hate the color so much trade me......besides i have more power than your termi.. __________________

October 16th, 2009, 05:56 PM	#16
turbot4 Hardcore Enthusiast R.I.P. twin screwed!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon pa Posts: 2,377 iTrader: 9 reviews	i dunno...i want to see the car without the tint.....makes no sense to buy a termi and you don't like the color.....??? __________________

October 16th, 2009, 06:20 PM	#17
1StockGT Enthusiast 2003 Cobra Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport News,VA Posts: 628 iTrader: 1 reviews	When I bought my Cobra I had a similar problem, and not the color. I took it to the dealer and they said that it needed an update flashed onto the ecu. Mine would idle low and rough, and sometimes cut off when taken out of gear rolling to a stop light. I haven't had the problem since. What color is the car????

October 16th, 2009, 07:50 PM	#18
Eddie25u Newbie 2001 Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Idaho Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	i have a true blue cobra, i didnt like it when i first walked up to the car in the bright sun, but it really grew on me. I always wanted a black cobra. I would never think of buying a mystichrome one(but thats just me), but like everyone said there really isnt a bad cobra color.

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