Running rough in the rain?..
07-12-2010, 12:44 PM
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Running rough in the rain?..
I did a search and couldn't really find a good answer to this. But recently, my 08TC runs kinda rough in the rain. it hesitates then kinda surges back to normal. nmost of my driving on my commute is highway and itll just feel like its stuck and doesnt wanna rev out. its weird. i assume either its something with the plugs or somehow a sensor is getting wet. i dont know how water could be getting through the intake tho.
btw all stock, GMS1 and K&N drop-in
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07-12-2010, 12:57 PM
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I did a search and couldn't really find a good answer to this. But recently, my 08TC runs kinda rough in the rain. it hesitates then kinda surges back to normal. nmost of my driving on my commute is highway and itll just feel like its stuck and doesnt wanna rev out. its weird. i assume either its something with the plugs or somehow a sensor is getting wet. i dont know how water could be getting through the intake tho.
btw all stock, GMS1 and K&N drop-in
btw all stock, GMS1 and K&N drop-in
Mine kinda does the same thing, but only once in a while.
07-12-2010, 01:48 PM
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07-12-2010, 02:01 PM
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07-12-2010, 02:11 PM
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Hmm my car has never had this problem, had it since September of last year and my town gets rain probably 75% of the year. In for info if it ever does happen to me.
Also traction is never a big issue with me in the rain even when I'm on the highway 100+kph
Also traction is never a big issue with me in the rain even when I'm on the highway 100+kph
07-12-2010, 02:25 PM
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07-12-2010, 02:26 PM
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Also in the wet if the tires spin you will have zero idea they are. The ecu will sense that and disable power to the wheels. which feels like bogging down. This happens to me ALL the time in wet AND dry. turn it to comp mode or tsc/esc off and you will not get bogging like that in similar conditions.
07-12-2010, 04:28 PM
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tires could be the problem. i am going in for a new set tommorrow. i is similat to how the traction control cuts power, but just when it happens is odd. just cruising along in 5th itll just be bogging or something. then when it dries up it runs fine.
07-12-2010, 04:34 PM
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I "like" the stock tires, but have you seen the tread? they dont get rid of water very well. Traction is a big issue with these tires, specially in the wet.
Also in the wet if the tires spin you will have zero idea they are. The ecu will sense that and disable power to the wheels. which feels like bogging down. This happens to me ALL the time in wet AND dry. turn it to comp mode or tsc/esc off and you will not get bogging like that in similar conditions.
Also in the wet if the tires spin you will have zero idea they are. The ecu will sense that and disable power to the wheels. which feels like bogging down. This happens to me ALL the time in wet AND dry. turn it to comp mode or tsc/esc off and you will not get bogging like that in similar conditions.
seriously? dang. Mine turn on just flooring it in 1st or 2nd :/ highly irritating.
07-12-2010, 07:01 PM
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I'm slightly modded up, are you still stock?
07-12-2010, 10:03 PM
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haha. well i can see that but not at like 2k in 5th on a straightaway. u could be right about the filter. just seems odd that it would only cause a problem in the rain if it were over oiled. could the plugs even be a potential problem? or does it not seem like symptoms that would point to them needing replaced?
07-12-2010, 10:16 PM
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Subd. I'm not tc but my car car seems to serge alot in the rain. I kinda think it is water seeping under my headlight because of how crappy the figment is and filter getting wet. It threw a code once but went away when I turned car off and restarted.
07-12-2010, 10:43 PM
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haha. well i can see that but not at like 2k in 5th on a straightaway. u could be right about the filter. just seems odd that it would only cause a problem in the rain if it were over oiled. could the plugs even be a potential problem? or does it not seem like symptoms that would point to them needing replaced?
ya someone just mentioned a cai getting wet from rain with water running down the light. make sure to have a hydroshield.
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07-12-2010, 10:43 PM
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07-13-2010, 09:04 AM
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no. i'm saying i can understand the traction issue if you are flooring it, but i'm getting the bogging/surging when driving normal highway driving...5th gear (or 4th) etc just keeping a pretty steady rpm. and also city driving in the rain (but not driving aggressively) i will still get irratic behavior from the motor. dunno if it helps, but i have yet to see my traction light come on during all of this.
07-14-2010, 10:57 PM
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i have this same problem. it is def NOT a traction issue. it is a fuel cut or boost cut issue. imagine ur in 3rd or 4th gear and accelerating very gradually then the car bogs then takes off then bogs then accelerates again. meanwhile uve been holding the gas pedel still the whole time. Also sometimes it doesnt bog but there is just a very reduced amount of power. very noticeable and usually for a while in any gear. it only happens when it is raining really hard. and im blaming it on water gettin in the intake. my car had an injen cai on it when i got it so im tradein it for a knn sri and gunna see what happens.
07-14-2010, 11:26 PM
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jpv your cai could be causing some issues if its wet, another member said water was running off their headlight right ON TO the cai filter. So for sure check that.
to the OP are the stage 1 sensors taped up with electrical tape or shrink tube, aka sealed at the splice? if water was getting into the splice it could cause some issues...
to the OP are the stage 1 sensors taped up with electrical tape or shrink tube, aka sealed at the splice? if water was getting into the splice it could cause some issues...
07-20-2010, 08:44 PM
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jpv your cai could be causing some issues if its wet, another member said water was running off their headlight right ON TO the cai filter. So for sure check that.
to the OP are the stage 1 sensors taped up with electrical tape or shrink tube, aka sealed at the splice? if water was getting into the splice it could cause some issues...
to the OP are the stage 1 sensors taped up with electrical tape or shrink tube, aka sealed at the splice? if water was getting into the splice it could cause some issues...