1990 Lebaron idles very rough

Discussion in 'LeBaron' started by wgadsby, Apr 10, 2004.

  1. wgadsby

    wgadsby Guest

    My 1990 Lebaron (3.0 L V6 automatic) recently developed several fuel
    problems. About 2 months ago the car was working fine. Then I went
    to start it one afternoon and it was very difficult to start. I drove
    it to work and back (about 45 minutes highway/city driving) several
    days. The only other problem appeared to be that at mid to high
    speeds, it would sometimes buck slightly like there was a transmission
    problem. On the way to driving it to my mechanic, the problem got
    much worse and the engine got rough. It nearly stalled out a couple
    of times trying to accelerate from stop at traffic lights. The
    roughness was there in park & neutral as well as drive.

    The mechanic replaced the fuel pressure regulator (cause of the
    problem) and changed the oxygen sensor and did an oil change. The car
    seemed to be ok again. I drove it for a few days, and the bucking
    problem at high speeds returned. The problem quickly got worse. Now
    the car is very difficult to start again, and it will completely stall
    out if I accelerate much at all. It usually idles very rough in park.
    I tried changing the oxygen sensor (to a good one that was pulled at
    50k miles), spark plugs, and spark plug wires with no improvement or
    change in symptoms. I've also changed the following items within the
    last year: distributor cap & rotor, fuel pump (in-tank), fuel filter,
    air filter. Through this whole ordeal, the computer diagnostic code
    continues to show code 55 (all ok).

    Any ideas as to what's happening would be much appreciated.
     
    wgadsby, Apr 10, 2004
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