1996 1.8 skips with load

[doug_E_Doug]

CAr has 211,000 miles, Last weekend car sputtered and quit. It had no power and would not start. Thought mabe a fuel problem, put 93 and Lucas "real" fuel treatment in tank. This allowed it to idle, but when applying pressure to gas pedal it would cut out and a puff of smoke would come out on the air intake. Thought TPS didnt work. Tried spark plugs Bosch +4, plug wires, cap, rotor and a coil pack. This made it start and run fine............BUT there still is a miss under load, i can get it to do it constantly when i apply pressure to the brakes and floor the car. Lastly i have replaced the fuel filter. Please help if you can, i am lost now and sensors are expensive.

[Bitter]

sounds like a bad fuel pump or map sensor. check fuel pressure or just replace the pump. if you pull the vac line off the fuel pressure regulator does it get better?

[doug_E_Doug]

Thank you for the reply!!
I have no way of checking the fuel pump but it seems good...after replacing the filter it started with 2 keys turns? There is a slight higher idle when taking off the vac line to Pressure Regulator but other wise runs the same. I took the wire connection off the MAP it ran like crap but similar to the main problem? i took the vac line off the MAP and it cuts off.

[Bitter]

i meant....
plug the line to the fpr and see if it runs better. if it does then you have an issue with not getting enough fuel pressure. you don't want to make a vacuum leak, so when you take the line off the fpr you need to plug it with something.

[doug_E_Doug]

No it runs the same still the miss , skip jerking feeling when accelerating.

This is what you wanted me to do?

[speedy25]

Get rid of the Bosch plugs and get NGK or ND. The Bosch's dont last very long and are problematic.

-SP

[doug_E_Doug]

these are the replacement plugs, autolite platinum b4............replaced the MAP sensor no change, could it be anything else besides the fuel pump?

[doug_E_Doug]

Wanted to update.....It was the NEW AUTO ZONE JUNK coil....test and retest their parts. Thanks for all the help!!.

[Bitter]

Originally Posted by doug_E_Doug

No it runs the same still the miss , skip jerking feeling when accelerating.

This is what you wanted me to do?

closer, but you need to plug the vacuum line when its on the manifold.