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Engine Problem...Please Help
Alright here's the deal...
I drove around all day today and the car was perfectly fine. I go to leave Taco Bell tonight and I started my car and it started real slow at first. Then it started jerking and making a noise like I keep revving the engine (except not as loud as if i were to, just a low rumble...it was like sputtering). I've had a problem before where if I take it through a car wash the car shakes a little (once I turn it off and restart it the shaking stops) and my service engine soon light comes on, but goes off once the car dries out. It rained all day today and my car was in the rain from 7:00-11:00. Could that be the problem? It's only when the car is idling. I had to drive it home and it was fine when I was driving, but if I hit a red light and I had to stop the car would jerk like crazy. My friend noticed when I stopped the car the battery charge would move down to in red or just outside of it. My oil pressure was a little low. The temperature was normal. I looked at the engine (I really don't know much at all, so it didn't help) and noticed one of the pulleys was moving up and down weird. It definetely wasn't normal.
I'm just lookin for some input to see what the problem could possibly be.
Oh yeah...the car's a 1998 3.8L V6 Camaro. It has about $93,000 miles on it...and the only engine mods is a K&N air filter and Whisper Lid. Aftermarket exhaust too (Flowmaster American Thunder). Just thought I'd give some details if it can help any.
Thanks to anyone that helps!
I drove around all day today and the car was perfectly fine. I go to leave Taco Bell tonight and I started my car and it started real slow at first. Then it started jerking and making a noise like I keep revving the engine (except not as loud as if i were to, just a low rumble...it was like sputtering). I've had a problem before where if I take it through a car wash the car shakes a little (once I turn it off and restart it the shaking stops) and my service engine soon light comes on, but goes off once the car dries out. It rained all day today and my car was in the rain from 7:00-11:00. Could that be the problem? It's only when the car is idling. I had to drive it home and it was fine when I was driving, but if I hit a red light and I had to stop the car would jerk like crazy. My friend noticed when I stopped the car the battery charge would move down to in red or just outside of it. My oil pressure was a little low. The temperature was normal. I looked at the engine (I really don't know much at all, so it didn't help) and noticed one of the pulleys was moving up and down weird. It definetely wasn't normal.
I'm just lookin for some input to see what the problem could possibly be.
Oh yeah...the car's a 1998 3.8L V6 Camaro. It has about $93,000 miles on it...and the only engine mods is a K&N air filter and Whisper Lid. Aftermarket exhaust too (Flowmaster American Thunder). Just thought I'd give some details if it can help any.
Thanks to anyone that helps!
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