I had to have my Camaro towed home yesterday because it died. It would only idle, and die when it reached about 2kRPM. I found a vacuum line unhooked and reconnected it, which made it start (reluctantly) and it will now rev all the way up. If you stomp the gas, however, it will die. As you accelerate it will cut out and it has a great deal of lost power.
The disconnected vacuum line ran to the back of the motor, to the EGR valve I think. There was also a disconnected line that went from the exhaust-to-smog-pump line and into the brake booster. I reconnected that one also.
What could be the problem? The car ran perfect except for low oil pressure (from 0 to 8 pounds at idle) which we suspected as the sender because mechanical gauge showed normal pressure. The day it died the oil pressure was normal with 18 pounds at idle, 40 at 2k RPM, and it was also a bit harder to start (usually it starts right up, that day the engine had to turn over at least once before actually starting.)
2006-12-13 07:13:14 · 7 answers · asked by jeff_is_sexy 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This may seem kind of odd, but remove and inspect your distributor cap, and rotor.
Sounds like an ignition problem.
2006-12-13 07:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 21:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A while back I had the same problem with my Dodge pickup and a chunk of the catalytic converter had broke free and traveled down the pipe to the muffler where it got stuck and began to drain power. Eventually it did not start at all and so I replaced the converter (expensive) and problem solved.
Good luck.
Also, you can probably knock on your converter and see if it has a rattle. Mine did.
2006-12-13 08:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by rpatricky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your catalictic converter, it sounds as if it's starting to clog up. This will cause the lack of power, smell, and the stalling. Easy way to check, Remove your oxygen sensor and see if your problems go away or get better. Hope this helps!
2006-12-13 07:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by michael081278 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clogged catalytic convertor.
2006-12-13 07:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ruben E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like the EGR valve or the o2 scensers might be cloged
2006-12-13 07:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by carnut22288 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad map sensor, or fuel pump
2006-12-13 07:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Phyllis M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋