CEL + Engine Shaking!!!
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CEL + Engine Shaking!!!
Hey guys,
I'm currently stressing the f*** out.
Here's my situation: I went to go pick up a buddy of mine from Bart and right when I turned on my car, the check engine light started blinking which was accompanied with rough idling. As I began driving, the engine started bucking horribly. I pulled over and checked the oil dip stick, which yielded no problems (there were also no leaks or anything on the driveway when I came back home). The engine was shaking abnormally when I looked under the hood.
A weird smell started filling the cabin as I returned on my route towards Bart - couldn't tell if it was coming from the exhaust or the engine but it smelled somewhat like burnt gas. I proceeded to fill up at Chevron using 91. It didn't do anything; I reluctantly limped the car all the way home and haven't touched it since.
Does anyone in the SF/Daly City have any free time tomorrow to help pull the CEL codes for me or have any clue on what's going on with my car? ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED AND WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUS. A FIX WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH BEER (or anything that floats your boat).
2002 WRX wagon with 130,xxx miles. My only engine mods are a koyo radiator, cbe, and a short ram intake.
Hope to hear something soon!
Austin
I'm currently stressing the f*** out.
Here's my situation: I went to go pick up a buddy of mine from Bart and right when I turned on my car, the check engine light started blinking which was accompanied with rough idling. As I began driving, the engine started bucking horribly. I pulled over and checked the oil dip stick, which yielded no problems (there were also no leaks or anything on the driveway when I came back home). The engine was shaking abnormally when I looked under the hood.
A weird smell started filling the cabin as I returned on my route towards Bart - couldn't tell if it was coming from the exhaust or the engine but it smelled somewhat like burnt gas. I proceeded to fill up at Chevron using 91. It didn't do anything; I reluctantly limped the car all the way home and haven't touched it since.
Does anyone in the SF/Daly City have any free time tomorrow to help pull the CEL codes for me or have any clue on what's going on with my car? ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED AND WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUS. A FIX WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH BEER (or anything that floats your boat).
2002 WRX wagon with 130,xxx miles. My only engine mods are a koyo radiator, cbe, and a short ram intake.
Hope to hear something soon!
Austin
Last edited by SFGatdula; 09-05-2013 at 05:29 PM.
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For now avoid driving if possible as it seems to be a severe misfire which can cause a lot of issues. Mostly with the cat but prolonged use while misfiring cause cause engine damage as well. Check all wiring to the plugs and see if something came lose. It most likely is a dead coil.
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For now avoid driving if possible as it seems to be a severe misfire which can cause a lot of issues. Mostly with the cat but prolonged use while misfiring cause cause engine damage as well. Check all wiring the plugs and see if something came lose. It most likely is a dead coil.
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Doesn't happen very often, but when my DP cat failed and became a big ball of crap that clogged my DP, something similar happened. It was accompanied with a slight exhaust leak sound, I'm guessing since exhaust gasses weren't able to flow out the exhaust it start pushing past the gaskets. I had almost no power though, couldn't get more than 1 block before not feeling comfortable enough to drive it an inch further.
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if your CEL was not blinking, then the coils should be fine. misfires will blink the CEL instead of steady illumination. im going with maybe a skipped tooth? in terms of the shaking, it could be a number of things. but no use guessing if there IS a code present. pull it and update this thread! : banana:
edit: ""Here's my situation: I went to go pick up a buddy of mine from Bart and right when I turned on my car, the check engine light started blinking which was accompanied with rough idling. As I began driving, the engine started bucking horribly.""
im just...going to go make some coffee....jesus. LOL
edit: ""Here's my situation: I went to go pick up a buddy of mine from Bart and right when I turned on my car, the check engine light started blinking which was accompanied with rough idling. As I began driving, the engine started bucking horribly.""
im just...going to go make some coffee....jesus. LOL
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Alright,
I spoke to Ed from EQ over the phone and I am currently taking the bus over to Auto Zone to pick up a code reader. Crossing my fingers that it isn't anything major; just the coil packs or plugs.
I spoke to Ed from EQ over the phone and I am currently taking the bus over to Auto Zone to pick up a code reader. Crossing my fingers that it isn't anything major; just the coil packs or plugs.
Last edited by SFGatdula; 09-05-2013 at 01:17 PM.
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And in the future... CEL on... not a huge deal usually. Check it and fix it. CEL blinking... big deal. Means turn your car off and have it towed to a shop.
You'll be lucky if you didn't do more damage to your vehicle while driving it.
Can you get a video? Is there any smoke out of the tail pipe? What color?
What happens when you open your upper coolent res while it's running?
Usually bucking like that is a misfire. Hopefully you didn't pull some teeth off the belt. How many miles on the timing belt? It's more likely for it to skip a tooth or bust teeth off during start up.