Spectre
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Today I drove to and from school (over 35min. each way) then to work and everything was honky-dorry. When I started the car at work to come home it immediatley set into a real choppy idle and the exhaust sounded like a mix between a WWII era B-17 and a UPS truck.
Only thing I can possibally think of that caused this was last Thursday I was caught in a sudden downpour and couldn't avoid a big puddle. It didn't stall or anything at the time, but could this just be caused by some water in the oil or was that long enough ago that it's from something else. I'll have to take it to a mechanic but it's weird how it just popped out of nowhere.
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Evan Eltzroth
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my car bring did that and my friends avenger did that one time both times one of our plug wires werent all the way on -it may have came loose on the distributor
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Darktengu
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Stop taking your car to a mechanic! Bring it to me, I'm cheaper. It'll only be cost of gas, and we can get it fixed!
The puddle is possible, but not likely this long after.
Misfire is usually cause by:
Failure to Spark
-Bad Plug
-Bad Wires
-Bad Distributor
-Bad connections
-Bad Computer
-Water in combustion chamber
Lack of Fuel
-Back injector
Loss of compression
-Piston rings are shot
-Head gasket is shot
I think that's all of it, all are easy for you to "see" what's your CEL saying?
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Spectre
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I have to do key dance to see if that can help narrow it down but i'm so busy this week I only had time to check the spark plugs on the front bank. I'll have to try Friday to dig around to eliminate the electrical aspect of things.
I doubt it's from water injestion too, but I searched and one result says that it was a possibility so thought I'd throw it out there.
Thanks guys!
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Darktengu
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No sissy stuff, bring it up here Saturday!
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Spectre
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Turns out the hydrolic timing belt tentioner failed and allowed the belt to jump teeth. I never would have guessed that! It's a good thing I didn't drive all the way up to Green Bay with bad timing  |
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TSXtraitorboy
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My soon-to-be wife always says that "bad things come in threes." Hopefully, this is the third thing that has broken.
At least you know we will be here for support!
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Darktengu
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I blame user error! LOL Guess we'll have to wait for something less serious to break for the road trip. How much did they dryhump you for? |
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Spectre
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$129.05 including tax. Check out the diognastic report...pretty interesting stuff Note the fuel trim in the rear bank when it went in   Fixed. Much better stats.  |
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That's pretty cool, glad they didn't charge you crazy for the work done. Of course they must have already put a kid or two through college on your dime.
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hey... thanks for that clarification on the timing belt issue..my car is doing the same thing.. I think when they replaced my timing belt they put it one tooth off
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Oz
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my car now misfires after changing the plugs wires cap and rotor...dont know what the hell happened...at first before this stuff was changed i was having trouble starting the car. i replaced the asd engine compartment and fuel pump relays that are on the driver side firewall. this seemed to help things but then i decided that maybe i should do some minor maintence. i did this stuff started the car and vwala...rouhger idling, and sounds of misfire...i put the car in drive and it sounds like a lawn mower with a magnaflow exhaust lol...any help or suggestions?!?!  |
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downer
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check the plug wires. you may just have two switched around.
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Oz
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yup that was it...rookie mistake! bleh ...but now the car still doesnt start every time i try...dont know what else to try...damnit...
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Spectre
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yup that was it...rookie mistake! bleh ...but now the car still doesnt start every time i try...dont know what else to try...damnit...
Throw a 3.0L in it and call it a day. |
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