A little report on my 94 164Q purchased in November.
It was a non-runner that had sat for at least 4 years in eastern Washington.
About a month ago the tank was pulled and cleaned (something bad was in it), new fuel pump, new fuel filter.
I drove it for a while with check engine light on showing error code of fuel mixture problem.
It didn't idle well most of the time ... often surging. But not always.
Otherwise she drove pretty well. But it was time to address the problem, so I bought parts from Alfissimo.
Over the weekend we got newly cleaned up injectors (my neighbor runs a fuel injector biz out of his garage 'Injector Labs' - really helpful - $25 per injector) and fuel pressure regulator back into the car along with Intake Runner Boots and gaskets.
Oh, yeah, a new antenna as well. Original radio works pretty darned well now.
No more engine surging at idle and for the most part the check engine light stays off.
Next up is the BIG SERVICE ... timing belt, water pump, and more. I'm playing with fire a little bit since we don't know when this stuff was done last but I'm driving it anyway.
It was a non-runner that had sat for at least 4 years in eastern Washington.
About a month ago the tank was pulled and cleaned (something bad was in it), new fuel pump, new fuel filter.
I drove it for a while with check engine light on showing error code of fuel mixture problem.
It didn't idle well most of the time ... often surging. But not always.
Otherwise she drove pretty well. But it was time to address the problem, so I bought parts from Alfissimo.
Over the weekend we got newly cleaned up injectors (my neighbor runs a fuel injector biz out of his garage 'Injector Labs' - really helpful - $25 per injector) and fuel pressure regulator back into the car along with Intake Runner Boots and gaskets.
Oh, yeah, a new antenna as well. Original radio works pretty darned well now.
No more engine surging at idle and for the most part the check engine light stays off.
Next up is the BIG SERVICE ... timing belt, water pump, and more. I'm playing with fire a little bit since we don't know when this stuff was done last but I'm driving it anyway.