Engine Problem
09-12-2008, 12:19 AM
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Engine Problem
Okay, let me explain my problems. I was sitting in parking lot letting my car heat up before I started driving and it just shut off once the temp got up. Then I started again and popped hood and was looking around the engine bay and it shut off again. It doesn't give any warning like sputtering or noises, just turns off and the the fan turns off about 1 second later. So I started again and it was fine. I then drove home and when I almost got home after about 5minutes of driving on freeway it missed twice that I could feel. By miss I mean the RPM gauge kicked down from 2 to 1.5krpm and back up to 2krpm. Being clueless I did only check I could do which was make sure everything was connected that I could see on top of engine and checked the temp of each exhaust pipe. Here's what I got (don't know cylinder numbers but I'll kinda draw it)
Passenger Side Driver Side
4 - 400*F 4 - 450*F
3 - 505*F 3 - 427*F
2 - 584*F 2 - 460*F
1 - 415*F 1 - 438*F
Front of car/engine
(all temps were taken with a lazer thingy, so are approximent)
Another thing is that when I take my oil filler cap off I can smell something close to how a lawn mower exhaust smells.
My SES light is on when I turn my car on but my mechanic says they are all emissions codes (EGR valve bad some others), sometimes it turns off at a red light but when I start going when the light turns green it comes back on. And when I'm on the freeway and let off the gas to coast a little and then press gas to accelerate again I can hear some exhaust popping for about 1 second.
And also when I'm idling and give it a little gas to get the rpm to 1000rpm, it moves just a little. Also while I'm idling the amp, rpm, and oil pressure gauge bounce very little.
I don't know if any of that'll help. Just want to know what's wrong with my car. I also don't have access to a scanner and autozone can't do OBD1 connections.
So what is yall's input on my problem(s).
Passenger Side Driver Side
4 - 400*F 4 - 450*F
3 - 505*F 3 - 427*F
2 - 584*F 2 - 460*F
1 - 415*F 1 - 438*F
Front of car/engine
(all temps were taken with a lazer thingy, so are approximent)
Another thing is that when I take my oil filler cap off I can smell something close to how a lawn mower exhaust smells.
My SES light is on when I turn my car on but my mechanic says they are all emissions codes (EGR valve bad some others), sometimes it turns off at a red light but when I start going when the light turns green it comes back on. And when I'm on the freeway and let off the gas to coast a little and then press gas to accelerate again I can hear some exhaust popping for about 1 second.
And also when I'm idling and give it a little gas to get the rpm to 1000rpm, it moves just a little. Also while I'm idling the amp, rpm, and oil pressure gauge bounce very little.
I don't know if any of that'll help. Just want to know what's wrong with my car. I also don't have access to a scanner and autozone can't do OBD1 connections.
So what is yall's input on my problem(s).
Last edited by twcblackhand6970; 09-12-2008 at 12:24 AM.
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