2001 Buick Century 3.1 66k miles, Very sluggish

[TGP37]

relax big guy, I'm just being philosophical. Which is why I said "us" instead of "you". That post was more for your use when you run into a raging idiot. Explaining why they are so ignorant.

And you're right, if someone almost caused a wreck with my kids, I'de be angry too. But on a social perspective, people rage against the very thing they fear inside themselves.

edit: I studied the human mind and how to manipulate it extensively. It comes in handy many times. Like this.......a smoker is vulnerable to suggestive commands immediately (1-3 seconds) after hearing the click of a lighter. A drunk is vulnerable to a pop-can opening sound. As a painter I had to run many large jobs with some less-then painters to work with. Inserting small commands "your gonna do great work today" or "Real men work hard" made a difference with some off the jail birds.

As a person commits to sign their name, interupt them just as they put the pen on the page. When you interupt the auto-process of signature, the mind has zero defense against sub-written messages. Next time a banker reminds you of something while you sign your name, look up and say "nice try, but I know that trick".

And when you are aware of it, it doesn't work.

[bigboi407]

relax big guy, I'm just being philosophical. Which is why I said "us" instead of "you". That post was more for your use when you run into a raging idiot. Explaining why they are so ignorant.

And you're right, if someone almost caused a wreck with my kids, I'de be angry too. But on a social perspective, people rage against the very thing they fear inside themselves.

edit: I studied the human mind and how to manipulate it extensively. It comes in handy many times. Like this.......a smoker is vulnerable to suggestive commands immediately (1-3 seconds) after hearing the click of a lighter. A drunk is vulnerable to a pop-can opening sound. As a painter I had to run many large jobs with some less-then painters to work with. Inserting small commands "your gonna do great work today" or "Real men work hard" made a difference with some off the jail birds.

As a person commits to sign their name, interupt them just as they put the pen on the page. When you interupt the auto-process of signature, the mind has zero defense against sub-written messages. Next time a banker reminds you of something while you sign your name, look up and say "nice try, but I know that trick".

And when you are aware of it, it doesn't work.

i know all about manipulation and how the average uneducated human mind works, i can say ive been in my fair share of trouble and am done, im almost 24 and my 2nd child is due late october.

as per ur anology of the banker and signing documents, i Read ANY paper i sign from top to bottom and dont sign until im 100% confident in my understanding of how i interpreted the above text where my signature will be place, because ive been screwed before, i wont get into detail, but in a nutshell a facility tried to brainwash me and it didnt work, what happened was my mind caught on to something that no one else seemed to be tuning in on, Now i look @ everything much differently now, and now i know to Listen to what is being said while interpreting the manner in which they speak to Really know whats goin on.... Maybe they screwed me up... maybe they didnt.. but Back to the subject of this Buick....

Do you think this device here will work just fine in eliminating the CEL? the guys on the ford Aspire forums gave me a link to this and i think it might work..

http://www.robearracing.com/pd-megan-racing-angled-02-simulator-cel-fix.cfm

[pocket-rocket]

It should work, but spark plug non-foulers are much, much cheaper.

[bigboi407]

It should work, but spark plug non-foulers are much, much cheaper.

Thank you, i didnt even know what they looked like because ive hunted for them through AZ, looks like ill have to go to advanced auto for once.......

u had a link it dissapeared O.o Now its back, WTF?

[TGP37]

Spark plug non-foulers, they look like a threaded cap for spark plugs with a hole in the top of the cap. The advanced auto near me sells them on shelf.

[bigboi407]

Spark plug non-foulers, they look like a threaded cap for spark plugs with a hole in the top of the cap. The advanced auto near me sells them on shelf.

Dude i went into Autozone, and the guys looked @ me like HUHHH? but half of them guys dont know sh!t about cars so its pretty funny to sit there and talk to them, because a few of them talk them selves into the dumbass of the year award..

[TGP37]

Dude i went into Autozone, and the guys looked @ me like HUHHH? but half of them guys dont know sh!t about cars so its pretty funny to sit there and talk to them, because a few of them talk them selves into the dumbass of the year award..

Fuck Autozone, I have had no good experience with them.

It seems these auto parts stores are realizing how much cheaper it is to hire a minimal wage kid versus a skilled tech.

I know a few kids at Advanced Auto, only reason I go there is for the 20% discount I get consistently.

[bigboi407]

Fuck Autozone, I have had no good experience with them.

It seems these auto parts stores are realizing how much cheaper it is to hire a minimal wage kid versus a skilled tech.

I know a few kids at Advanced Auto, only reason I go there is for the 20% discount I get consistently.

how you do that??? i want..... hell i may even apply for Autozone or advanced

my back is been fine lately... Repaired the Buick, Fixed my Dads 96 Ford aspire, built an engine for his 91 Festiva, dropped it in and im holding up just fine.... i hope that i dont have Severe lower back problems... for like a year or so i was gettin sciatic attacks every 2 weeks or so... sitting in bed for a week every few weeks REALLY sucks... but ive been feeling GREAT recently

but im not down with hourly wages, i can sit online buy and resell things and make more than an hourly job.... being a slave isnt my thing

[pocket-rocket]

I can't say that this is the correct size for an O2, but this is what a non-fouler is:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Spark-Plug-Non-Foulers---14mm-Tapered-Seat-Dorman---Help_5017718-P_743_R|GRPTUNEAMS_____

[TGP37]

how you do that??? i want..... hell i may even apply for Autozone or advanced

my back is been fine lately... Repaired the Buick, Fixed my Dads 96 Ford aspire, built an engine for his 91 Festiva, dropped it in and im holding up just fine.... i hope that i dont have Severe lower back problems... for like a year or so i was gettin sciatic attacks every 2 weeks or so... sitting in bed for a week every few weeks REALLY sucks... but ive been feeling GREAT recently

but im not down with hourly wages, i can sit online buy and resell things and make more than an hourly job.... being a slave isnt my thing

Just talk to the manager and get to know them on a friendly level. Know the employees and who can do what. There are two people that refuse anything above 10% at my local store. I avoid them if possible. They know why, I make innocent jokes about it.

The manager can give a 20% discount easily, just insist. Maybe complain about the stores faults (bad lights, dirty floor, bad parking, etc). Like I was saying earlier, I studied the human brain and how it is manipulated.

Or you can use the code "P20" (20% discount) w/o the "" for online purchases, still works last I used it.




the spark plug and o2 have the same thread sizes. The non-fouler can be sized for other spark plugs though, so you do need to match it.

[pocket-rocket]

the spark plug and o2 have the same thread sizes. The non-fouler can be sized for other spark plugs though, so you do need to match it.

Yeah, there were two sizes listed.

I also get a discount at Advance. I've got a commercial account, and everyone there likes me because I'm not a pain in the butthole like some customers. Friendly joking and such goes a long ways when they see you in there all the time.

[TGP37]

Yeah, there were two sizes listed.

I also get a discount at Advance. I've got a commercial account, and everyone there likes me because I'm not a pain in the butthole like some customers. Friendly joking and such goes a long ways when they see you in there all the time.

Yeah, some of them I talk to about the turbo I'm building.

I was able to swap a battery 5 times for a new one w/o cost. Back when my 7xCKP was wired backwards. Chewing up the battery with lots of attempts to start, charging, starting, charging, sitting, charging, sitting, lol. Once I figured out the problem, I swapped the battery one last time. They never really ask why, just as long as it is within warranty.

[bigboi407]

well, the car is doing something new, idk what it is, say your at a light and you press the accelerator about 45-50% the cars front end shakes and it feels like its on the right side.

she claims its wasting a bit of gas again, but im not sure

Cat is gutted, so the CEL is on due the same readings on the O2 sensors

what could be causing this weird shaking, it doesnt happen all the time, only when u accelerate with the pedal about 50% or so...

[bob442]

could be a clutch pack. that or loose lug nuts.

[TGP37]

When at 100% throttle back off to the 40-50% tps and see if it acts up still. If the problem is the same from either end, accel to 50% TPS or decel to 50% TPS, then I would replace the TPS sensor.

The TPS can have a bad spot. So the curve the PCM reads as the throttle is pressed can have a spike in it where the bad spot is. The PCM will believe the throttle is at 0% when in reality it is at 50%.

A lot of TPS's hate moisture of any kind. So if the throttle was ever wet with any substance (cleaning, condensation, etc) then that probably started the problem.


look up TPS testing with a volt meter.