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Alrighty...I mine as well ask here to get some input for my problem.
Recently, when I turn on my car, there will be a slight hesitation before/during start up. After that, the car begins to idle pretty rough. If I'm in gear with the brakes pressed down, the entire car vibrates/shakes. My exhaust also gets Extremely loud. It sounds like the car has an aftermarket Cam. I kind of like the sound actually..it sounds like an V8 sort of.. Pick-up definetely drops off...I can feel a lose of power.
This does not happen 100% of the time. Sometimes, the car will start normal, and drive fine with no problem. Other times, it will start with all the above symptoms..and then when I step on, automatically fixes itself and runs normal. It has never run normal and then went bad. But it can go bad to normal. I can tell if the problems occure in the start up of the car. I also seem to get quite a bit of white smoke coming from the exhaust.
This may also be linked to the problem... If I leave my car sitting for a few days without ever turning it on..I'll have trouble getting it started. I turn the key and it cranks and starts, but dies immediately. I wasn't expecting this problem that night,,so I was irritated. I continually turned the key, and pressed the gas for the half of second it would start. After doing this several times, I noticed a **** load of white smoke coming from the exhaust. (If you've ever sea-foamed your car,,it looked like that). There was also a strong chemical smell. Once I finally got it started at idle, I put it in reverse, and the car died. I kept trying,,and once I drove it for about 1/4 mile, everything was fine. That problem just happens when I leave the car sitting for over a day without starting it.
On a side note..may or may not be related..I recently failed emissions. I passed the carbon monoxide test, but failed the hydrocarbons.
I have some ideas of what the problem may be, but I would like to hear what you all think. Any insight would be appreciated.
Recently, when I turn on my car, there will be a slight hesitation before/during start up. After that, the car begins to idle pretty rough. If I'm in gear with the brakes pressed down, the entire car vibrates/shakes. My exhaust also gets Extremely loud. It sounds like the car has an aftermarket Cam. I kind of like the sound actually..it sounds like an V8 sort of.. Pick-up definetely drops off...I can feel a lose of power.
This does not happen 100% of the time. Sometimes, the car will start normal, and drive fine with no problem. Other times, it will start with all the above symptoms..and then when I step on, automatically fixes itself and runs normal. It has never run normal and then went bad. But it can go bad to normal. I can tell if the problems occure in the start up of the car. I also seem to get quite a bit of white smoke coming from the exhaust.
This may also be linked to the problem... If I leave my car sitting for a few days without ever turning it on..I'll have trouble getting it started. I turn the key and it cranks and starts, but dies immediately. I wasn't expecting this problem that night,,so I was irritated. I continually turned the key, and pressed the gas for the half of second it would start. After doing this several times, I noticed a **** load of white smoke coming from the exhaust. (If you've ever sea-foamed your car,,it looked like that). There was also a strong chemical smell. Once I finally got it started at idle, I put it in reverse, and the car died. I kept trying,,and once I drove it for about 1/4 mile, everything was fine. That problem just happens when I leave the car sitting for over a day without starting it.
On a side note..may or may not be related..I recently failed emissions. I passed the carbon monoxide test, but failed the hydrocarbons.
I have some ideas of what the problem may be, but I would like to hear what you all think. Any insight would be appreciated.
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