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Old 08-30-2008, 09:39 PM
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Another problem thread.

Apologies for the very vague description.

Started the car up yesterday, car shook more than it should. I checked the engine out, and wow, the damn thing's rocking back and forth like a pendulum. I drove it for not even a 1/4 mile, it seemed to struggle when I first accelerate. Check engine light comes on, I stop the car, leave it be and notice a strange smell coming from the motor with no smoke.

I didn't wanna diagnose it anymore as I already had a shitty day, so I just called the towing co to get it towed to a dealership for a fix .. Now I gotta wait until Tuesday for their word.

Not expecting any answers, but can anyone guess what went wrong here?
Old 08-31-2008, 02:34 PM
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Possible problem w/ engine mounts/or idle..throttle cable. Hope it isa minor issue.
Old 08-31-2008, 02:47 PM
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spark plug gone bad? misfire?
Old 08-31-2008, 07:47 PM
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What sort of smell?
Old 08-31-2008, 10:44 PM
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Rather weird smell .. Sort of like burning oil, but I saw no smoke of any kind.
Old 08-31-2008, 10:55 PM
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What was the car idling at?
Old 08-31-2008, 11:13 PM
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Ironically, it was at normal idle .. 850-900 after "warm up" if you can call it that ..
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only way to know for sure is get the CEL code............
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