Car has some issues.
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Car has some issues.
When I start my car, and its completely cold, it runs really rough, and seems to idle very low , @500rpm for a few seconds. it sounds like as if it has a dead cylinder, or its not getting enough fuel. There is white/grey smoke that pours out of the exhaust at initial startup, but it goes away after a few seconds, and the car runs fine once it begins to warm up and go into closed loop. I can smell fuel sometimes, and i do have a noticeable exhaust leak.
The other day my car died on me while i was making a turn, going uphill. i started it back up and i had to give it gas just to keep it from dying on me. anyone having similar problems that can help me out? I did a search but i didnt come up with an answer and i really dont have time to look through everything, as i am at work right now.
The other day my car died on me while i was making a turn, going uphill. i started it back up and i had to give it gas just to keep it from dying on me. anyone having similar problems that can help me out? I did a search but i didnt come up with an answer and i really dont have time to look through everything, as i am at work right now.
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Nope, sounds to me like you have water leaking into the cylinders, or maybe just one. Either way i would do a compression/ leak down test and find out for sure. I am almost one hundred percent on this, just from what you have decribed.
Quincy
Quincy
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the smoke from the initial start up should be the leaking valve seals. My 89 Cressida had that. And before i changed my headgasket it would have a few bad startups here and there.
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