The miles are definitely starting to show on the old zx5, about to hit 200K probably within a couple days now and have a slew of rattles, clunks and vibrations I’m going to attempt to resolve this weekend but the most concerning is how god awful slow it is. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t ever a speed demon to begin with but it has abysmal amounts of pickup now like you’re flooring it on an entry ramp, count to ten and you’ve gone from 50 to 60 slow.
I’m leaning towards a clogged primary cat due to Miles, less the fuel filter as it drives fine, doesn’t sputter or hesitate just takes its sweet time.
It doesn’t have the secondary cat(deleted)
Plugs replaced earlier this year w/ Ar103s just checked the gap last week
New air filter, cleaned maf, throttle body, & IAC
I’ll have to pull codes tomorrow when I’m back at work as it’s had a CEL for 2+ years because of air pump (PZEV)
would greatly appreciate any suggestions/opinions
if it helps at all in the 6 months I didn’t own it this year it went thru two owners, the 1st a middle age man, who bought it from me as a commuter
then he sold it to some hillbilly kid who I suspect beat the snot out of it because within two weeks of him owning it he’d managed to sheer the shift pin off in 3 separate places, ruin two almost new motor mounts, blow out a rear drum cylinder with >20K and burn about 1/2 a quart of oil,(never had an issue with it burning/leaking oil, and still don’t) he subsequently parked it for 2 months then I bought it back for 1/3 of what he paid for it and fixed it for $3.. has anyone had a similar issue? What fixed it?
I’m leaning towards a clogged primary cat due to Miles, less the fuel filter as it drives fine, doesn’t sputter or hesitate just takes its sweet time.
It doesn’t have the secondary cat(deleted)
Plugs replaced earlier this year w/ Ar103s just checked the gap last week
New air filter, cleaned maf, throttle body, & IAC
I’ll have to pull codes tomorrow when I’m back at work as it’s had a CEL for 2+ years because of air pump (PZEV)
would greatly appreciate any suggestions/opinions
if it helps at all in the 6 months I didn’t own it this year it went thru two owners, the 1st a middle age man, who bought it from me as a commuter
then he sold it to some hillbilly kid who I suspect beat the snot out of it because within two weeks of him owning it he’d managed to sheer the shift pin off in 3 separate places, ruin two almost new motor mounts, blow out a rear drum cylinder with >20K and burn about 1/2 a quart of oil,(never had an issue with it burning/leaking oil, and still don’t) he subsequently parked it for 2 months then I bought it back for 1/3 of what he paid for it and fixed it for $3.. has anyone had a similar issue? What fixed it?
