My car's engine light is on because of excessive gas flow. Can driving it like this damage the car?

Question

I was told that the problem is excessive gas flow, but don't know what that means. The tachometer swings up quickly even in slow, local driving, as if I was flooring it. Does driving it like this damage it or risk it breaking down?

Answer 1

Don`t think i have ever heard of excessive gas flow! I would look at things like choke stuck, vaccumn leak Sticking linkage. Have a good day.

Answer 2

driving with an overly rich engine can cause damage, slowly but definitley. a small amount will end up in your oil, thinning it and causing added wear on the internal parts, unburned gas in the exhaust will burn out your catalytic converter, which are not cheap to replace by any means. the fact that it's running rich could be caused by a few things, a bad o2 sensor sending a constantly low signal, if it has an air pump and the air is not switching to the downstream exhaust, a bad coolant temp sensor sending a cold temp. to the computer, stuck open injector. bottom line you should get it checked out.

Answer 3

i've never heard of exceaaive gas flow either, if the tach is swinging wildly compared to the rpm of the motor, that sounds like a tach problem, if your car runs fine this way then just get the tach looked at,

hope this helps

Answer 4

If your "check engine soon" light is on you should go to (depending on where you live) Checker, Shucks or Kregen auto parts any of them will give you a free diagnostics check to help find the problem. but you should be able to drive it like that. possibly its the throttle positioning sensor

Answer 5

go to autozone hav them run a free diagnostic test for you I have never heard of excessive gas flow

Answer 6

Sounds to me like low tansmission fluid.

Excessive gas flow?????

What light is on? Check engine?

Answer 7

yes it will clog up your catilac converter and mess up ur o2 sensors