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Hi. I have a 2001 outback LL bean with the 6 cyl. Went on a quick weekend camping trip the other day and ran into a little bit of a problem. I tow a small A-liner trailer with the car (1300 pounds) and it does a great job.
Left home and drove about 150 miles and right before I got to my destination, I fiiled up at a shell station (always use premium grade) and as soon as I got back in the car, it started Idling really bad for a minute or two. revved it up a bit and it seemed to smooth out. Drive about another 30 miles without any incident and then right before I got to the campground the Check engine light came on a couple times and was flashing, but then once again it seemed to smooth out and was running ok again. Didnt have any other issue with it the rest of the day.
Left the campground yesterday morning and made it almost all the way back to my house again (150 miles) and I had to stop and put gas in. I only put in a couple of gallons just to get it back home cause I like to fill up at a station near my house that sells pure gas and not the ethanol blended BS.
So put a couple of gallons in and about 2 miles from my house, the car started running horrible. Rough idle, sounds like a cylinder is missing, feels like it wants to die ( did not stall though). CEL light came on and flashed a few times and now it's staying on completely.
Popped the hood when i got it back in the garage and checked the oil level, checked for any oil leaks, etc. But when the car is idling low, the engine has a definite vibration, shudder, to it which it never had before.
So, with all of that said, I was wondering what are some pre-diagnoses before I bring it in to see what the codes register?
I should note, that the car seems to be shifting fine so it doesnt seem like a tranny problem. I'm thinking something to do with the fuel pump, filter, injector, etc.
What are you guys thoughts on it??
Left home and drove about 150 miles and right before I got to my destination, I fiiled up at a shell station (always use premium grade) and as soon as I got back in the car, it started Idling really bad for a minute or two. revved it up a bit and it seemed to smooth out. Drive about another 30 miles without any incident and then right before I got to the campground the Check engine light came on a couple times and was flashing, but then once again it seemed to smooth out and was running ok again. Didnt have any other issue with it the rest of the day.
Left the campground yesterday morning and made it almost all the way back to my house again (150 miles) and I had to stop and put gas in. I only put in a couple of gallons just to get it back home cause I like to fill up at a station near my house that sells pure gas and not the ethanol blended BS.
So put a couple of gallons in and about 2 miles from my house, the car started running horrible. Rough idle, sounds like a cylinder is missing, feels like it wants to die ( did not stall though). CEL light came on and flashed a few times and now it's staying on completely.
Popped the hood when i got it back in the garage and checked the oil level, checked for any oil leaks, etc. But when the car is idling low, the engine has a definite vibration, shudder, to it which it never had before.
So, with all of that said, I was wondering what are some pre-diagnoses before I bring it in to see what the codes register?
I should note, that the car seems to be shifting fine so it doesnt seem like a tranny problem. I'm thinking something to do with the fuel pump, filter, injector, etc.
What are you guys thoughts on it??