What do you drive? Carb or injection?
Turbo? Deisel? Check your air filter, if it's injected check the ram for oil. If turbo check the intake for oil. > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: tool time > > 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:5:197154 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
