Thanks,
Djay
"djay" wrote in news:Hyplg.20831$YI2.12065@trnddc01:
Djay, I was having the same problem with my 99 OutBack. One bottle of injector cleaner and problem solved. I do not remember what brand I used and dirty injectors is only one of many things that can cause this but it is a good cheap place to start. Depending on the nature of the clogged injector, you could have to run another bottle of cleaner though with the next tank of fuel. Mine was from a batch of dirty fuel with a little diesel mixed in.
Brett W.
Engine Temp Sensor (not coolant sensor for the gauge) could be bad - though most folks report the failure to be such that, cold operation is good, but car runs rich when warm. I mention it in case the other suggestion is not helpful.
Carl
My 03 OBS started doing that a few months ago. It was so bad the car would practically stall for the first minute. Eventually, the dealer just cleaned the ignition wire contacts and greased them up. Problem went away.
But not completely. Every now and then I get a very subtle feeling of hesitation or power surging. It's hard to reproduce. Something like when I am coasting at a steady speed with somewhat high RPMs, such as following a slower car up a highway on-ramp. I can feel ever so slight power fluctuations.
I recently tried a few tanks of higher Octane gas and it seems that feeling came back after I went back to regular gas.
Anyway, I bet this one might be hard to figure out. Good luck.
Chicobiker
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