it doesn't run rough, though...still I have noticed a slight loss of power going up mountains, the continental divide for instance.
> That could be a problem with the piston rings. Oil could be leaking > into the piston when the engine is cool and causing the smoke and > rough running. When the engine runs normally, minimal oil gets into > the piston, but a little more (enough to cause the failed test) when > the oil pressure increases under a load. > > Have you noticed any smoke when you rev the engine up or a "funny" > odor to the exhaust? > > Russel > > > Absolutely no missing or sputtering. Car runs very smoothly and gas > > > mileage is very high. I did notice when I started it earlier that it > > > gives out a good bit of smoke and runs unevenly the first minute or > > > two it is on if that tells anyone anything... > > > > Good point about the car parts place... maybe I should discuss this > > > with an Autozone employee... they are sometimes very helpful. > > > > Dana > > > > >Might want to check that. If emission levels point to something > that > > may > > >be causing the fuel system to be running in a less than efficient > > range, > > >then the check engine light will come on, and the onboard computer > > > can > > >provide diagnostics. > > > > > >Most auto parts places will check this for free if your car has > the > > >correct data port. > > > > > >Have you detected any missing and spudering? > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:34 PM > > >> To: CF-Community > > >> Subject: Re: tool time > > >> > > >> uh... not sure if this car has one. If it does it is not on. > Heat > > >gauge is > > >> steady at the low end of it's range, and highway mileage is in > the > > >high > > >> 50s. Not sure about city yet... I just put it on the street > Friday > > and > > >> took it out to Gallup and back through Chaco Canyon, which isn't > > >exactly > > >> highway mileage come think of it... anyway it was at least a 500 > > > mile > > >> round trip and I spent less about $30 on gas... > > >> > > >> >Is the check engine light on? Working? > > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197152 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
