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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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diagnose my problem



so ... SOMETIMES when i turn my car on ... then start to go .. a nice big cloud of smoke comes out the tailpipe .. but only for like a minute .. then its fine ...

another problem ... say i let my car idle, the rpms studder ... and when i hit the gas it studders too .. and when im driving .. anywhere btw. 0-3000 rpms if i hit the gas too much it studders, like im loosing compression..

could it be my rings? cuz that would f***ing suck ...

i heard a tune-up might help ... im waiting to do that ... but what do you all think???
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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what color is the smoke, blackish = bad
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Either valve seals or rings.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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if it's like a bluish cloud, you cold be burning oil.....

We need more info. What color is your smoke? Does it smell like oil?

Dirty injectors maybe....
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Check your plugs. When was the last time you changed them? either that or valve seals or piston rings.
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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so apperently i took it to the dealer i got the car from.
he called back last night and said "marvon switched some parts around and it seems to be working fine. but he's gonna go ahead and take the car home tonight and bring it back tomorrow just to make sure its ok. so as of now were looking at 90 dollars."
i called them back this morning and they said he was working on the car right now so i was like does that mean theres something else wrong with it? he says no no no marvon will call u back later.

so lets hope everything went well!!!!
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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What dealer you dealin with?
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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So what's wrong???
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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ok so i went back and now he decided one of my cylinders is loosing compression .. which i could have guesses .. so im basically F-ed .. im dealing with carvision in norristown
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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piston rings???
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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so i got the car back!!!
turns out everything was ****ed up because the last guy to do my oil change put WAYYYY too much oil in, which is why it was being retarded + smoking ... seems to be running perfectly now!!!

PS- GOT MY RALLIART GRILLE
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