So my 06 Sport V6 4WD has 93k miles on it and thankfully never suffered a breakdown. A buddy borrowed it today because he was worried about driving in snow (the main roads are clear, just neighborhoods that have a little dusting on them).
Well, I got the call maybe 30 minutes later. The CEL is blinking, which disabled VSC and Traction control (and also shows the slipping car logo). He said it is running very rough, but drivable under 40 and heading back.
Given its 9 years old and has mostly original parts, I replaced the gas cap (just filled it up yesterday). I connected the scanner and is say P0300 only. I didn't clear the code and decided to drive it around the neighbor to see what's up myself. First, it barely started. Was trying and trying for nearly 10-15 seconds before it turned over. It was very, very rough and nearly stalled out. I was able to drive it for about 3 minutes and noticed it is spewing white smoke out the tailpipe. Pulled it back in the garage and I could smell it was very rich. Looked at the gauge and it used half a tank to go 57 miles since I filled it up last night.
I picked up a new gas cap from the dealership and tried replacing it. It made no difference, but I didn't reset the code or pull the battery for a few. I figured even if the code stayed in memory, the car wouldn't be rough if this fixed it.
I can't remember when the spark plugs were last replaced (if ever), so my next thought is to get those replaced. Any thoughts/advice from you all though?
Well, I got the call maybe 30 minutes later. The CEL is blinking, which disabled VSC and Traction control (and also shows the slipping car logo). He said it is running very rough, but drivable under 40 and heading back.
Given its 9 years old and has mostly original parts, I replaced the gas cap (just filled it up yesterday). I connected the scanner and is say P0300 only. I didn't clear the code and decided to drive it around the neighbor to see what's up myself. First, it barely started. Was trying and trying for nearly 10-15 seconds before it turned over. It was very, very rough and nearly stalled out. I was able to drive it for about 3 minutes and noticed it is spewing white smoke out the tailpipe. Pulled it back in the garage and I could smell it was very rich. Looked at the gauge and it used half a tank to go 57 miles since I filled it up last night.
I picked up a new gas cap from the dealership and tried replacing it. It made no difference, but I didn't reset the code or pull the battery for a few. I figured even if the code stayed in memory, the car wouldn't be rough if this fixed it.
I can't remember when the spark plugs were last replaced (if ever), so my next thought is to get those replaced. Any thoughts/advice from you all though?
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