My 370 is Starting to Falter

Jsolo · 01-28-2012, 01:21 AM

Regarding the drivability issues, I'm guessing your car is a 2009 model?

13K on a 3 year old car means *MANY* short trips. In fact, you said it yourself, you work a mile from work.

This means several things,

1) your oil never gets a chance to warm up fully
1a) in fact, nothing in the car gets a chance to fully warm up
2) It wouldn't surprise me if you have considerable carbon build on on both the throttle body, injectors, and possibly even in the heads

I'd start by having those things serviced. A good long trip down the highway with the engine revving wouldn't hurt things either.

I'd classify your use as severe duty.

How many oil changes in the 13K miles?

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01-28-2012, 01:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jsolo Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 783 Drives: '12 G37 6MT Rep Power: 16	Regarding the drivability issues, I'm guessing your car is a 2009 model? 13K on a 3 year old car means MANY short trips. In fact, you said it yourself, you work a mile from work. This means several things, 1) your oil never gets a chance to warm up fully 1a) in fact, nothing in the car gets a chance to fully warm up 2) It wouldn't surprise me if you have considerable carbon build on on both the throttle body, injectors, and possibly even in the heads I'd start by having those things serviced. A good long trip down the highway with the engine revving wouldn't hurt things either. I'd classify your use as severe duty. How many oil changes in the 13K miles?