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Post by hoohoo51 on Feb 15, 2005 19:32:51 GMT -6
so i know somebody is going to laugh at this. but dont beat me up too hard. so here we go.... i was washing my clasic the other night and i poped the hooh a thought its kinda a dirty in here. so i gave i a rince off with the hose for a few min. after i was all finished i went to start her and she runns like a diesel tracktor. its stumbling all over itself. i got service engin soon light. that was two days ago its gotten better but it still runs like doodoo and backfiring. shes got 92000 on her. i think original plugs and wires. i cant figure it out so any advice would be apriciated.  |
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Post by JimW on Feb 15, 2005 19:50:10 GMT -6
Yeah....I guess wont be doing that anytime soon eh?...there are a lot of electrical components in there, I bet the coil pack got wet...that might be the root of the problems!
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 15, 2005 21:11:28 GMT -6
Is the service engine soon still on? You should try pulling the spark plug wires off from the coils one at a time and make sure they're dry. You could also put some dielectric grease to help keep water out as well. You shouldn't have anything to worry about with cleaning your engine. Dealers steam clean engines all the time. Most all the connections are water tight. The only thing you need to worry about is the ignition module, coil packs, and the alternator. Other than that you should be fine getting anything else wet.
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Post by hoohoo51 on Feb 17, 2005 7:31:24 GMT -6
well it wasnt the plugs or wires. changed em last night.
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Post by JimW on Feb 17, 2005 7:59:46 GMT -6
Are you still having the same problems? Could be alternator and/or coil packs. Granted its had a few days to dry out right? Are you in warm or cold climate? (guess it shouldn't matter since the engine gets hot  ) |
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 17, 2005 8:17:32 GMT -6
at this point I would just stop by autozone and have them scan it for free. That way we're not just throwing out guesses.  |
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Post by hoohoo51 on Feb 17, 2005 13:16:12 GMT -6
its still missfiring all ouer yhe place and it was washed sun. night. its only 20 deg. here today. a code scan will only show missfire codes
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Post by Custom88 on Feb 17, 2005 14:45:05 GMT -6
its still missfiring all ouer yhe place and it was washed sun. night. its only 20 deg. here today. a code scan will only show missfire codes no, it shows much more than just misfire codes. It'll tell you anything that is wrong sensor wise. If any monitored sensor senses or has a malfunction there's a code for it and the SES light is tripped. If the SES light is on, then there are codes that can be pulled to tell you exactly what is wrong with the car. |
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Post by hoohoo51 on Feb 24, 2005 14:19:35 GMT -6
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Post by JimW on Feb 24, 2005 15:02:53 GMT -6
Then yer better off, your car has brand new plugs and wires, and the coils are back to normal..
All is well....hey coulda been a LOT worse.
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Post by Isnibs on Feb 24, 2005 20:37:08 GMT -6
Better make sure the new one is clean so you dont have to rinse it off later.  |
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