Going BAD???

[bishpuppy]

Konnichiwa mina-san or is it mina-san konnichiwa, anyways [good morning everyone]

I have a problem that just starting occurring on the night of Wednesday August 08, 2007.

I was driving my CB7 no problem. As i am on the last leg of my block to my house i slowed down to about 05mph. When i pressed the accelerator to increase my speed, my car starting moving but i also felt a little "vibration" and the car felt like it was dragging. I decided to do some test and it is true. At low mph [between 0-10] when i accelerate the car does this weird vibration and the car drags (only if i accelerate easy). If i push the pedal 1/2 way or floor it, then i don't feel that vibration or drag.

Could my engine be going bad or the tranny? Should I change my fuel filter since it only occurs at between 0-10mph and if i accelerate soft. I'm really confused and i hate to get rid of my CB7 (i waited 10yrs to buy one).

Any help or if you guys want me to do some kind of tests to further determine what the problem is, i would truly appreciate it.

Thank you all.

[CB7lx91]

is it auto or standard? My standard does that on occasion, but I've always just ignored it.

[bishpuppy]

Automagic

i'm one of those that i can't ignore it. I need my car for work.
oh btw, my Front & Rear engine mounts = bad [will do front myself and i will pay for rear -- assuming that my tranny/engine is not going bad]

[BlackPearl2006]

Konnichiwa mina-san or is it mina-san konnichiwa, anyways [good morning everyone]

Should be "Mina-san, konnichiwa."

[Ralphie]

When is the last time you gave it a tune up?

[bishpuppy]

Changed the engine oil about 2 months ago
haven't done a tranny flush yet
replaced the spark plug 2 weeks after engine oil
changed the spark plugs cable and distributor cap and rotor cap with spark plugs
changed my breaks 6 months ago

um, anything in specific you are looking for (since it varies from people to people about a tune up)?

Edit: Timing belt + other belts where changed when i bought the car (will be 1yr in 2 months)

[Ralphie]

Changed the engine oil about 2 months ago
haven't done a tranny flush yet
replaced the spark plug 2 weeks after engine oil
changed the spark plugs cable and distributor cap and rotor cap with spark plugs
changed my breaks 6 months ago

um, anything in specific you are looking for (since it varies from people to people about a tune up)?

Edit: Timing belt + other belts where changed when i bought the car (will be 1yr in 2 months)

Well depending on the mileage some say not to flush the trannys....simply change the fluid....ive done so in my cb with 170k miles(change the fluid that is) and she ran better.....so i would try that first and see if it helps...if its not than try cleaning out your fitv and iac ....thats all i got.

[bishpuppy]

Well depending on the mileage some say not to flush the trannys....simply change the fluid....ive done so in my cb with 170k miles(change the fluid that is) and she ran better.....so i would try that first and see if it helps...if its not than try cleaning out your fitv and iac ....thats all i got.

Engine has 125K miles [93 acc]. When i checked the level of the tranny fluid, it was good, but it was almost clear instead of that reddish color, so i will probably do that today.

not to sound like an id10t but what are the FITV and IAC and are they easy to replace?

[bishpuppy]

Just did a quick google on whether or not I should do a tranny flush and i decided not to. According to the article, they use a high power pressure to force the liquid BACK [if normal flow is left to right, they make it go right to left], which can damage my tranny. So i will go to Jiffy Lube or something and have them do a tranny oil change or maybe i'll do it myself and do the tranny filter [if there is one] too.

link: http://autotechrepair.suite101.com/article.cfm/040206

[cb7Choler]

wait ur trans fluid is clear?????????????? thats water dude..... ur shit might be broken..... go to ur local transmission shop and do a tranny diagnostic test...

[bishpuppy]

let me double check on the color, i'll take a hi-res pic and post it.

[cpl hero]

When you're pressing on the gas do your rpm go up while you're having this problem. If not look at your fuel filter. From what you're saying when you press on the gas about half way that's when it accelerates. Sounds like fuel to me but i dunno!

[bishpuppy]

sorry, it is a medium brown color

[TEH_L33T_CB7]

hey man where is the fuel filter?

[bishpuppy]

When you're pressing on the gas do your rpm go up while you're having this problem. If not look at your fuel filter. From what you're saying when you press on the gas about half way that's when it accelerates. Sounds like fuel to me but i dunno!

when it does that issue, the RPMs do go up. I was thinking of changing my fuel filter from about 2 months ago, but i put it off because i heard different ways to change it, so i wasn't sure.