[Top Gear]

Ok I'm taking my 2000 v6 in to a shop this week end because it starts very ruff. On a cold start it takes about 6 seconds of turning to finally start and it sounds a little ruff when it does start too, but after that it's fine. It has 51,000 miles on it. My only performance mods is a removed air silencer. What do you guys think the problem might be?

 

[MustanG_guy17]

bad spark plug or plugs. Change the fuel filter. Get oil change. Change air filter. Sea foam.

 

[Luvdmustang]

wow, a '00 v6 with 51,xxx miles, cool.
the guy above pretty much took what i was gonna say. anyways, has it had any tune ups before or anything?

 

[El_Cangri]

what mustangg said... do that and u will be fine...

 

[Top Gear]

I never took had a tune up done since I had it or any thing like that had it for about 2 years. I keep up on the oil and oil filter though. I take it in for that and get the best.

 

[Luvdmustang]

I never took had a tune up done since I had it or any thing like that had it for about 2 years. I keep up on the oil and oil filter though. I take it in for that and get the best.

just out of curiousity, you dont do anything to your plugs do you?

 

[El_Cangri]

well u need to change spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter and every thing mention above...

seafoam really revives the engine

 

[Top Gear]

I never took had a tune up done since I had it or any thing like that had it for about 2 years. I keep up on the oil and oil filter though. I take it in for that and get the best.

just out of curiousity, you dont do anything to your plugs do you?

No

So if all I need is a new air filter and sparkplugs I don't need to take it in ?

 

[El_Cangri]

nah just change em.. those are thing u can DIY...

google spark plug change (if u dont know how to do it)

 

[02ponypackage]

seafoam does not do a damn thing...

 

[02ponypackage]

altenator, battery, starter, plugs....can all be factors

 

[El_Cangri]

at least on the dead car it did....

maybe if u us it in a motor that doesnt have soo much build-up it wouldnt do a ****

i doubt it ould clean the motor completely but i know it clean it up

 

[02ponypackage]

I thought so too...when I took my intakes off upper and lower...and notice it was still dirty as hell...i realized I could have done something better with 7$

 

[El_Cangri]

like ordening somethin from B.K?

i always doubt that sefoam could clean good cuz or motor are like BIG compared to imports.. maybe that y i saw some results on "the dead"

 

[Top Gear]

When you guys say fuel filter is that the same as oil filter or is that different?

 

[02ponypackage]

well yeah its the same if they were for the same thing...fuel is for fuel...oil is for oil...but they both are a filter

 

[Snipe061]

I had this exact same problem, changed the plugs and that fixed it.

 

[Top Gear]

well yeah its the same if they were for the same thing...fuel is for fuel...oil is for oil...but they both are a filter

I ment is the fuel filter just another word for oil filter, but I guess their different now... never heard of a fuel filter though.

 

[Top Gear]

I had this exact same problem, changed the plugs and that fixed it.

I'll try this first I hope it works. Any certain brand you might recommend ?

 

[SPF0percent]

mabey u just need a new starter?