Thank you sooo much to those who answered. But now I am wondering if I should take my car back to Firestone. Are they trying to rip me off? Should I take it to them since they guaranteed me an inspection free of charge? *Would my car make it back to the shop....I don't want to cause any more damage to it.
2007-02-09 14:49:56 · 13 answers · asked by Miss_engine_fire 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Yes you should def. have it repaired. driving on it for a short time (ie : a week or two) will not urt anything but prolonged riving especially if it is a ignition system miss can cause damage to the engine because the fuel is still getting into the cyl. but it is not being burned so it tends to wash the oil off the cylinder walls which can start to wear out the cylinder prematurely.
2007-02-09 14:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by JarrettSde3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of condensation inside the distributor cap. Get an extension cord and a blow dryer. Take off the cap. Leave the blowdryer on the inside of the cap until it is bone dry. Make sure the distributor itself is not all sweaty on the inside too. If so blow dry that as well. The hissing sound is most likely a vacuum hose that has come off or was so brittle that it disintegrated when you cleaned the motor. Investigate all ports on the intake manifold. It should not bee too hard to find on your car. It is not the spark plugs, but it could be the wires if they are in really poor shape. Again...Blow dryer
2016-05-24 19:48:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the car, some cars with a misfire, the computer cuts off the injector to stop excessive fuel going into a cylinder for unburned gas.
Most tire places are rip-offs, they take your money and whether the car is fix or not, that's your problem. If the engine does have a misfire, other cylinders have to work harder, and the car ends up burning more fuel.
2007-02-09 22:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by kayef57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a mechanic, driving with a mis-firing cylinder will not hurt over a short distance, so i would take it back to the garage, i don't know the exact circumstances here but you should take it back to the garage, can you get any one to tow you there that would be the ideal solution.
2007-02-09 15:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by Begbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read my posting to your other question. I don't want to say if it will hurt your car to drive it in the condition you describe, because I don't know the severity of the misfire your car is experiencing, but perhaps you are better off to "bite the bullet", and take it to the Ford dealership to have it diagnosed properly under this circumstance.
2007-02-09 15:35:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't drive it no further than I had to. Having it towed back to the garage would be more ideal.
P.S Assuming by your avitar that you are female, take a male with you. Preferably one that knows a little about car engines...Trust me on this ;)
2007-02-09 15:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by lunartic5 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the car is just sputtering or backfiring or coughing, in other words no mechanical noises of metal hitting metal(clunk,clunk or clickity click) you can drive it back. Could be they pulled the plug wires off and it is one wire is not on right , or the plug died. Let them check
2007-02-09 14:58:28 · answer #7 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's got a catalyst then essential to get it fixed soonest. Excess unburnt fuel will overheat the cat and destroy it!
2007-02-09 20:02:15 · answer #8 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the car is under warrenty You get them to pick it up .then if it does go pop,
Its down to them !
2007-02-10 01:48:27 · answer #9 · answered by arge3232 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would soon conk out completely forever
2007-02-09 15:05:05 · answer #10 · answered by K. Marx iii 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋