Postby jonnythebeaver » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:21 pm
So the guy I bought it from told me he just tuned this thing up, so I never checked things out before I bought it.. So I drove it to the coast and stayed there at a buddies beach house for a few days, and while there I checked the air filter and found a 2" thick mouse nest in there, all pressed up against the filter. I cleaned it out and put it back, then the truck ran like shit. It didn't die, just hesitated horribly. I would shift, press on the gas pedal, and it would take like 5+ seconds to catch up, then it would surge like a MF. So to get it home, I wrapped a plastic bag around the air filter to replicate the poor air flow it had before and it ran fine. So now I have a plastic bag on my air filter. A mechanic said it the sensor will reset itself after a few days of driving, anyone ever hear of this?
Also, I bought a premium synthetic filter and mobile 1 synthetic "high mileage engine" 5w-30. Does that sound like a good idea to switch to synthetic? It says on the bottle it resists leaking/burning oil in worn engines...
Thanks