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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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Almost everytime I go through an automatic wash near the end of the wash cycle my car starts shaking a little bit and feels like it is going to shut off. This is the only time my car does this, what causes this and is it normal?
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Moisture could be getting into your ignition wires and shorting out your spark plug(s). Probably a good idea to change the wires and possibly the spark plugs too.
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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I just had a whole tune up with spark plugs, wires, new capicator coils, etc. It has done this before I replaced them also.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 05:36 AM
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It also sounds like it could be a ground problem. Taking your car to the car wash really shouldn't affect any of the plug wires since there is no chance of them getting wet, but a ground wire certainly could get wet especially if it's a car wash that uses the underbody wash.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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How does undercarriage washes work? The only time I get them is after a huge snowstorm when there is a lot of salt on the road. But I always had a concern of things getting wet that aren't supposed to get wet.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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As far as I understand it, there are just jets that spray the undercarriage. They're in the floor of the car wash.
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