We have replaced plugs, plug wires, coil pack, vacuum lines, fuel filter, fuel pump. Has come to my attention that someone may have put something in the gas tank . . . and it's not gas. my question is if someone put brake fluid or paint thinner or something -- would one thing going bad cause the other things to go bad?
2006-08-03 04:10:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sorry, the car is a 1993 Chrysler Imperial. Anything else that's needed to know?
2006-08-03 04:56:30 · update #1
Well it could be almost anything! Let me look into my crystal ball, this because we have no IDEA what kind of car it is! Does it have a crank sensor? Distributor? Carburetor? Fuel injected? V8, 6cyl, or a 4 banger? American, Foreign? Modified? Have you painted it recently? Did you see a big bird fly over and leave a mark on your car? Is it a car or truck? So we could guess all day, and find out its a diesel! Good luck Dave
Update: Thanks for the info, Now we know were to start. In this case running some higher octane fuel , 93 octane may help. Not knowing if someone put something in the tank or not, the two fluids you mentioned should just run through the system with no problem, just fill it up and about half way fill it up again, that should delute it and go from there.
Could it be something else, yep. sometimes cars can have two problems, You fix one and the car still runs bad, whats wrong? I tell my customers this all the time. "it could have more than one issue" Gets me off the hook and comunication is everything.
With this car, thinking it has a V8, they dont get run hard very often. What I mean is town driving, highway driving, but thats it. Take this car out and blow it out! Its good for it, start pulling on the freeway, and really get on it! Hold it wide open throttle hold it there and look out the rear window. See all the black smoke? Carbon, do this a couple of times, plus fuel system cleaner, check vac hoses, and I think you are good to go. good luck Dave
2006-08-03 04:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by duster360 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing would go bad and it will cause the other things to go bad. it is the same with small engines. if the main thing is causing a few other things to go bad but you do not know that the main thing is bad, you spend the money on the parts, they go bad again and you need to find out what is cusing the main problem. so, if it is believed that the problem is fixed, but the parts that were just replaced all of a sudden go bad again(right after you replace them) you pay double what you paid in the first place for parts because the mechanic did not complete the task by getting rid of all of the options.
2006-08-03 04:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the Catalytic Converter. Check carburator pressure from the fuel pump. OR Park the car and grow vegetables in it.
2006-08-03 04:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint thinner and brake fluid will burn the fuel better
I believe you have a bad crank shaft sensor
2006-08-03 04:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all....What vehicle is it...(makes a difference)
What makes you think that a foreign substance is in your gas tank?...... Maybe you got some bad gas at a station??? Has happened
2006-08-03 04:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by Gimpy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it people on here never seem to be specific about problems they really and truly want answers for???
2006-08-03 04:40:51 · answer #6 · answered by chazzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can anyone help with a toyota 1994 4runner
2015-07-12 13:13:16 · answer #7 · answered by Liz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the timing is off
2006-08-03 04:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by Dan R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋