i started my car this mornign and it sounded like a diesel engine and almost cut out when it was idling.the engine was jumpy and garggling. almost sounded like a mean v-8 motor with the popping noise. i turned off the car and restarted it. Sounded almost the same.idled for 2 minutes. 3rd start sounded alittle better and smoothed out back to normal. I drove in real heavy rain for an hour yesterday. Live in FL Temp is about 70. Nothing drastic. My thoughts were water getting in the gas somehow/ or i bought bad gas (but i drove 30 miles after i bought it with no problem.) I drove to work today and the car runs like normal. I did notice the temp gauge go up and down according the the rpm's though. Never hit the danger zone though. what do u think this could be?
2006-12-26 03:08:36 · 9 answers · asked by aligrespeq 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
IM HOPING ITS NOT THE HEAD GASKET. i checked the oil its not a gravy color. no water mixing with oil. even though thats not a given but im trying to be optimistic. i just went outside and it starts up like nothing every happened. the air filter is k and n. I will give it an oil change 2 day.
2006-12-26 03:30:43 · update #1
Why do u say head gasket?
2006-12-26 04:48:15 · update #2
Sounds like you had water get into the intake somehow since there was heavy rain. If it is running fine now I would try to trace where the water came through like cracks, water marks ,water in the intake ect. Before anything I would change the air filter and the spark plugs. Hope this helps!!
2006-12-26 03:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jr. Mechanic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a bad head gasket. But I would change the distributor cap and wires out first. It is cheaper and easier for one. Not to mention that it sounded like it needed to dry out before it ran better. The thing that made me say head gasket though is the fact that the temp gauge was acting up. If you change the cap and wires and the temp gauge still does that then you have a bad head gasket.
2006-12-26 03:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by Biker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like a moisture problem, open the an take a spray bottle and spray the plug wires, if you see any sparks change the plug wires( do it at night or a dark area). it may also be you ignition packsor distribiture cap, i would have a total electical tune up done which is going to run about $75-125.00
2006-12-26 04:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Won't come close to bolting in. You will need to be a fabrication demigod to pull this off. The costs incurred will easily exceed the value of the car. A 5.0L V8 will bolt in. The 3.8L and the 5.0L share the same bellhousing and in many cases the same motor mount locations. You could also bolt in a 99-04 split port 3.8L or 4.2L if you are concerned about fuel mileage.
2016-05-23 07:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you got the spark plug wires wet. I think you have coil-on-plug, so if it happens again, just take them loose one at a time and spray inside the boots with WD-40.
If you car was missing, it will make the engine run hot. Wierd as it sounds, it's true.
2006-12-26 08:06:36 · answer #5 · answered by Tim B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your check engine light come on? Your computer wiring under the hood could have possibly got wet they will dry out..
2006-12-26 03:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bad head gasket or your muffle came apart from you manifold.
2006-12-26 04:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by puertoreeefa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad gas or coolant temp switch( tells the computer to adjust the fuel accordingly)
2006-12-26 03:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by buddy leight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEAD GASKET
2006-12-26 04:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋