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Impreza_111
10/10/2009, 12:22PM
About: Chevrolet Cobalt
my car has no power

i have no power somtime.i have to keep the air box cover off to the side to get power.i have put high test gas in it and no results

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Tom940
10/15/2009, 6:50PM

well if you take the air box cover off and everything runs sooth and fine. check for any air restrictions from the airbox to the air inlet (so basicly everything befor the airbox)

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Nexia_145
11/15/2009, 8:00PM

If your using higher octane fuel, your knock sensor maybe bad.  It should throw a code and your check engine light maybe on.

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Chase257
11/15/2009, 9:22PM

why is it that people think the higher octane they run the better it is??????  

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Nexia_145
11/15/2009, 10:25PM

Right all higher octane does is prevent detonation, but with a knock sensor the pcm can advance or retard the timing and change the time when the injectors are open.  

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