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Re: curve [kneisl1] by marcu
Oct 09, 2008 (5:13 am)
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Oct 08, 2008 7:27 pm)

the car (echo 2003) has presently 80,000km. I've bought it in 2007 with low millage (47500km) from a lady that was running the car very smoothly. The sparkplugs have been changed last spring and the air filter was checked and OK. I will check the mass air sensor today and try to come back to you before the end of the day .
By the way what is a K&N air filter?
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KN by kneisl1
Oct 09, 2008 (12:34 pm)
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Its a "high performance" filter which flows more air than the stock one. Its made of cotton and oiled to remove dirt. They are 95%efficient at removing dirt as opposed to the paper stock filter which is 99% efficient. The problem is the oil and gunk flow downstream to the fine wires on the mass air sensor cruding them up. A very bad idea to use on your ECHO!
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Re: curve [kneisl1] by marcu
Oct 09, 2008 (4:24 pm)
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Oct 08, 2008 7:27 pm)

I'm driving my car at the garage next wednesday after the thanksgiving holiday to install a new battery and bleed the clutch, the mechanic will check the mass air sensor for the occasion and i will come back to you next wednesday evening.
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OK by kneisl1
Oct 09, 2008 (4:59 pm)
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Good luck! BTW isnt it possible by carefull driving to keep the engine from conking out?
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will it make it? by bert9
Oct 12, 2008 (5:54 pm)
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I have a 2001 Echo and need to make to southern cal from north carolina in as little as 4 days? Will it make it?
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Re: will it make it? [bert9] by nippononly
Oct 12, 2008 (9:10 pm)
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Replying to: bert9 (Oct 12, 2008 5:54 pm)

Mine's an '02 and I have no doubt mine would. I am at 106K miles, how many miles do you have on yours?
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nc by kneisl1
Oct 13, 2008 (8:19 am)
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Yeah how many miles and is the cars maintenance up to date? The ECHO is a very capable car and would have no problem crossing the country in four days. Of course a 2001 is now eight years old so if it needed any work (brakes, shocks, muffler) you should have that done before leaving.
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Wiring headache? 2000 Echo by lisamarie537
Oct 14, 2008 (6:43 pm)
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I recently discovered I had a blown fuse for my radio(cassette/cd/radio) which I think is also affecting my clock...I changed the fuse and it blew right away. so...does anyone know where to find a wiring schematic so I can try to fix this..I'm LOST without my radio...I'm guessing it's probably a short somewhere? Anyone have any information?
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wiring by kneisl1
Oct 14, 2008 (7:26 pm)
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I have the SM but unfortunately it has no schematic in it (gotta buy that separate) Might not do you much good they are pretty hard to read these days. Look in your owners manual and see what else might be on the circuit for the radio. Perhaps that is the source of the short. (or maybe the info is on the fuse panel) Have you had any work done on the car lately that might have disturbed the wiring and pinched a wire. Like maybe a new heater core or something? Perhaps you can look behind the fuse panel where the fues for the radio is and figger out which wire goes from the fuse to the radio and trace the wire looking for a pinch/short. Or take the radio out and follow the wire that way. If you disconnect the power wire to the radio and put in a new fuse and it DOESNT blow, that would tell you the radio is bad. But without the radio hooked up if it DID blow you know its not the radio.
   Really if all else fails I have to think the dealer should be able to fix this pretty quick. Look on ebay if you need another radion.
   Good luck and tell us what happens!
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Re: OK [kneisl1] by marcu
Oct 15, 2008 (5:17 pm)
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Oct 09, 2008 4:59 pm)

I've just driven home after being at the garage today. A brand new battery was installed, the air filter was changed and the mass sensor was checked as the wires were cleaned by the mechanic. There were no significant amount of dirt on them. We will see in the next weeks if the stalling still occurs or not. I am curious about the liquid to clean up the wires that you were planning to tell me ? what is it about? does that clean-up is limited to the wires or it is appropriate for other parts around?

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