Hello, this is my first post on the forums. (If I should make an intro elsewhere I will definitively do that and sorry if I didn't.)
Anyway, onto the problem :
Today I finally got some money to buy new spark-plug wires. Everyone I asked, mechanic and not, said that I should replace them due to misfiring.
I replaced them with required instructions, everything correctly in place. The car starts up just fine, and when in park and neutral runs and is fine. But when I put it in reverse the engine shook hard and stalled after about 3 seconds. The same problem is when put into drive.
I triple checked the spark plug wires and they are installed correctly, restarted, stalls. I ended up putting the old wires back hoping it would fix the problem, but the problem remains.
In park it runs the best, and revs up fine. In neutral it idles good, revs up fine. In reverse it seems the worst, any attempt to rev the engine stalls it instantly. Both drive and reverse stall after 3-8 seconds.
I had my more mechanically inclined friends look and check on it but they have no idea. After researching for awhile I don't think the fuel filter is the issue since the car stars and revs up fine in park and neutral. The sensors may be the problem, or one of the other smaller components, etc.
I don't know much about engines. My knowledge goes to replacing disk brakes, changing the oil and the other simple things.
If anyone could help tips, suggestions, probable causes.... preferably very cost conscious I would greatly appreciate it. I am currently unemployed so buying parts until the culprit is found isn't really an option.
Thank you in advanced!