Help, very little acceleration when I hit the gas??

2013nismo · 03-21-2015, 03:30 PM

I drove home from work this afternoon, and when I hit the gas the car would drive, but it would not accelerate very fast. I was around 30 miles until the tank was empty, so i stopped for gas. After I filled the tank, and turned the car back on, it was fine. Has this happened to anyone?

kenchan · 03-21-2015, 04:56 PM

limp mode? if the car is driving fine and no DTC, i wouldn't worry about it.

P's_Z · 03-21-2015, 05:03 PM

This happened to me and a few other people here.

Solution: dealer cleaned throttle bodies. You can do it yourself if youre mechanically inclined

More info here and on another link found on this same thread: Z does not accelerate

kenchan · 03-21-2015, 06:22 PM

Did you get a trouble code?

P's_Z · 03-21-2015, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

Did you get a trouble code?

Yup... P0101

fzgood · 03-21-2015, 08:32 PM

OP, check your stillen intakes and make sure the tubes are connected tight. I'll echo the throttle body suggestion too.

MightyBobo · 03-22-2015, 11:22 PM

Not sure why people want to clean the throttle bodies. During normal operation, the Zs TBs are open 100%...

Can always clean the MAFs, though.

2013nismo · 03-23-2015, 07:13 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. My car did not throw a code, and Gen 3 was connected fine. The problem has not happened again, but I will try to clean the throttle bodies and the gen 3 this coming weekend.

MightyBobo · 03-23-2015, 09:51 AM

I ran into laggy throttle plenty of times w/ the Z, and/or mysterious lack of power. It never made any sense. I'd clean out my filters and do an ECU reset, and all would be dandy. No codes would be thrown.

Honestly, I hated the drive-by-wire throttle system they used.

03-21-2015, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
2013nismo Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: St Pete, Florida Posts: 21 Drives: 2013 370z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Help, very little acceleration when I hit the gas?? I drove home from work this afternoon, and when I hit the gas the car would drive, but it would not accelerate very fast. I was around 30 miles until the tank was empty, so i stopped for gas. After I filled the tank, and turned the car back on, it was fine. Has this happened to anyone? __________________ FI TDX catback with 18 resonators, FI resonated test pipes, Stillen Gen intakes, z1 plenum, Odyssey PC-680 Battery, UpRev 334/267

03-21-2015, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
P's_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: PR Posts: 1,530 Drives: Zeta Rep Power: 471	This happened to me and a few other people here. Solution: dealer cleaned throttle bodies. You can do it yourself if youre mechanically inclined More info here and on another link found on this same thread: Z does not accelerate kenchan and fzgood like this. __________________ Zeta

03-22-2015, 11:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 54	Not sure why people want to clean the throttle bodies. During normal operation, the Zs TBs are open 100%... Can always clean the MAFs, though. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

03-23-2015, 07:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
2013nismo Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: St Pete, Florida Posts: 21 Drives: 2013 370z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Thanks for the replies guys. My car did not throw a code, and Gen 3 was connected fine. The problem has not happened again, but I will try to clean the throttle bodies and the gen 3 this coming weekend. __________________ FI TDX catback with 18 resonators, FI resonated test pipes, Stillen Gen intakes, z1 plenum, Odyssey PC-680 Battery, UpRev 334/267

03-23-2015, 09:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 54	I ran into laggy throttle plenty of times w/ the Z, and/or mysterious lack of power. It never made any sense. I'd clean out my filters and do an ECU reset, and all would be dandy. No codes would be thrown. Honestly, I hated the drive-by-wire throttle system they used. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

03-21-2015, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	limp mode? if the car is driving fine and no DTC, i wouldn't worry about it.

03-21-2015, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	Did you get a trouble code?

03-21-2015, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
fzgood Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 136 Drives: '13 370z 6MT TS PW Rep Power: 27	OP, check your stillen intakes and make sure the tubes are connected tight. I'll echo the throttle body suggestion too.

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