v6 hesitates to acclerate

mattstang5 · July 21st, 2011, 08:44 AM

ok so theres this weird noise my mustang makes when i start to drive and acclerate it annoys the hell outta me lol. i brought it to a mechanic and they said it might need a tune up the estimate was $331 so i just went to autozone bought the parts they were gonna change nd did it myself for about $80. i changed the oil gave it the tune up even seafoamed it. after that it stopped, but then after it started to do it agen but not as worse. when it first started it took me a while to get to at least 50 mph now i can get there but it still makes the noise any suggestions guys thanks.

mycurse01 · July 21st, 2011, 01:14 PM

what did they say a tune-up was? and did u seafoam before or after you changed the plugs? what plugs did you buy? when does said noise happen and what does it sound like? give us a little more info.

RedDevilGT · July 21st, 2011, 06:42 PM

Assuming you put some seafoam in your oil , you don't want to let that stuff sit in your oil for very long. Maybe 2-3 days MAX. How did you seafoam it, 1/3 intake, 1/3 gas, and 1/3 oil? Also, what kind of plugs did you use? Copper ones are best for our cars, and what brand were they? What were they gapped to?

Mr. Red Pony · July 21st, 2011, 09:00 PM

Take it to the dealership. The can find the problem a lot quicker than you, and do a better job than a mom and pop mechanic. Obviously all the mechanic did was take a guess. A Ford technician is going to find out the exact reason. That way you can at least know what it going on. then you can have them fix it, or just fix it yourself.

Better off spending a bit of money to find the problem, rather than spending it on stuff that isn't helping.

SON1C · July 21st, 2011, 09:59 PM

regardless the tune up prolly didnt hurt, especially if you were due or overdue for one

02Sandstorm · July 21st, 2011, 11:45 PM

how man miles are on your engine..? just curiousity

July 21st, 2011, 08:44 AM	#1
mattstang5 Regular 2001 v6 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: jersey city Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 reviews	v6 hesitates to acclerate ok so theres this weird noise my mustang makes when i start to drive and acclerate it annoys the hell outta me lol. i brought it to a mechanic and they said it might need a tune up the estimate was $331 so i just went to autozone bought the parts they were gonna change nd did it myself for about $80. i changed the oil gave it the tune up even seafoamed it. after that it stopped, but then after it started to do it agen but not as worse. when it first started it took me a while to get to at least 50 mph now i can get there but it still makes the noise any suggestions guys thanks.

July 21st, 2011, 06:42 PM	#3
RedDevilGT SG 2005 Mustang GT 2001 Mustang V6 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,139 iTrader: 0 reviews	Assuming you put some seafoam in your oil , you don't want to let that stuff sit in your oil for very long. Maybe 2-3 days MAX. How did you seafoam it, 1/3 intake, 1/3 gas, and 1/3 oil? Also, what kind of plugs did you use? Copper ones are best for our cars, and what brand were they? What were they gapped to? __________________ 01' V6: SCT tuned, Dual Flowmasters & H-pipe, 8000k 35w HID's, Steeda Short Shifter, BBK CAI, Eibach pro-kit, 3.73's and t-lok. 05' GT: SCT tuned, C&L Racer, FRPP cams, Pypes Pype Bomb's, Shorty Antenna, Painted Mirror covers, Decklid Panel

July 21st, 2011, 09:00 PM	#4
Mr. Red Pony Resident badass 01 Built V6 (3.9) 13.91 @ 99.1 N/A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lawton, Oklahomo Posts: 6,789 iTrader: 10 reviews	Take it to the dealership. The can find the problem a lot quicker than you, and do a better job than a mom and pop mechanic. Obviously all the mechanic did was take a guess. A Ford technician is going to find out the exact reason. That way you can at least know what it going on. then you can have them fix it, or just fix it yourself. Better off spending a bit of money to find the problem, rather than spending it on stuff that isn't helping. __________________ 271rwhp N/A V6 The Name is Danny. I'm a GM Technician. Suck it.

July 21st, 2011, 09:59 PM	#5
SON1C Run ur car, not ur mouth. 2003 Sonic Blue 4.6L Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,058 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	regardless the tune up prolly didnt hurt, especially if you were due or overdue for one __________________ 238rwhp/263rwtq Drew's Build Thread

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