Hello all,
Well I wrote a few weeks ago for help with locating the quite obvious fuel filter. Thanks for the help with that one. I'm writing now because replacing the fuel filter, while insanely easy, didn't help with my hesitation issues.
Basically, whenever the car is cold it hesitates like crazy -- almost to the point of stalling at times -- and is generally very annoying. Once the engine has warmed up the problem effectively disappears. I'm not an expert but I'm thinking it's got to be an issue with either the fuel/air ratio or the fuel delivery subsystem. Any thoughts? My current plan of attack is to replace the oxygen sensor - it seems likely to me that when the car is cold the onboard computer is not picking up that it needs a richer mixture.
Seriously, anything anyone has to say will be considered but the main reason I'm writing is to see if anyone has replaced the oxy sensor in one of these cars -- and, if so, how much it cost and how hard it was to do. Any chance of a walkthrough posted somewhere with instructions? I know I should buy the manual, but it's like $70 at Super Cheap Auto and I am much more super cheap than that. I'm kind of hoping I could get the part for $70 and install it myself on a Saturday.
Any and all input is appreciated,
-Patrick