Ermm.. any 'Car minded' people out there?

Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:35 AM CST

kidatheart wrote:

No carb on your car. It's fuel injected.

Only the deep green ones had carbs.

Could be a barometric pressure sensor. All those little sensors feed a signal to the computer telling it what's going on, then the computer adjusts spark, fuel accordingly. All it takes is one of those sensors to fail and it will effect everything else. There is a failsafe mode that will allow you to drive it but performance will be effected.

Or! Could be your car hates you for neglecting it and is teaching you a lesson.

Oh.. daaaammit!

::mumbles:: yeah... I got that the first time..

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roseofsharon
Casa Felice, Southampton, Hampshire, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:35 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

I was wondering it it's just something like a grubby carb? ...

AND! it's very foggy here today... maybe its the damp?::: starts to pray to the great god Rover:::

If your car is only 6 years old, chances are its not a grubby carb.... it should be fuel-injected!

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gongman
Malaga, Andalucia Spain

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:35 AM CST

kidatheart wrote:

All those little sensors feed a signal to the computer

AHA! There is a computer involved!

No wonder there is a problem

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Daniel4021
Somewhere, Tennessee USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:36 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

Funny you say that..

because these car are KNOWN to have a head casket problem..

AND!.. it has gone once before on my car.. £600- $1200 usd.. (EEK!!)..

ermm.... because it had no water..

I feel like a dad in the waiting room...

::paces the floor:::

It may not be a head gasket, but it sounds like you do have some sort of vacume leak, the first thing I would do is check and see if any of the vacume line might have come loose...

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munch
T town, Oklahoma USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:37 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

Oo ::fingers crosses then:::

I'm laughing.. but I'm vereeee worried about it really. I was going to use the polite UK expression.. of 'Shitting a brick'..

but that's not very nice.. so I won't.

I should clarify, "mine" isn't a Rover. It's a Chevy.

The carb filter was dirty, so when I let off the pedal, it didn't have enough gas. Most carb filters are pretty cheap, but uh, make sure to write down the year, make and model before going into the auto parts store, "Red" gets

<<this reaction every time.

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munch
T town, Oklahoma USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:40 AM CST

Injected... *ahem* never mind.

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:41 AM CST

roseofsharon wrote:

If your car is only 6 years old, chances are its not a grubby carb.... it should be fuel-injected!

you DO watch Top Gear!

(clearly I don't enuff)

Fuel injected.. I like that..

sounds like I have a Ferrari

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:42 AM CST

Daniel4021 wrote:

It may not be a head gasket, but it sounds like you do have some sort of vacume leak, the first thing I would do is check and see if any of the vacume line might have come loose...

Oo Hi Daniel!

I dunno WHAT I am doing under the hood.. I have to leave to the guys at the garage and hope they don't rip me off..

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:43 AM CST

gongman wrote:

AHA! There is a computer involved!

No wonder there is a problem

haha yeah..

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Daniel4021
Somewhere, Tennessee USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:58 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

Oo Hi Daniel!

I dunno WHAT I am doing under the hood.. I have to leave to the guys at the garage and hope they don't rip me off..

Well since it is computerized, which means the computer is responsible for regulating air fuel mixture.. and vacume, sounds to me like your engin got to hot and something warped.. did you notice if you were leaking any water after you refilled the radiator?

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 4:59 AM CST

Daniel4021 wrote:

Well since it is computerized, which means the computer is responsible for regulating air fuel mixture.. and vacume, sounds to me like your engin got to hot and something warped.. did you notice if you were leaking any water after you refilled the radiator?

Ermm no.. but then I haven't looked. My dad did ask me if I had checked the oil and water again since I put them in the other day.. I hadn't.. so I got more.. ------->

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Daniel4021
Somewhere, Tennessee USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:02 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

Ermm no.. but then I haven't looked. My dad did ask me if I had checked the oil and water again since I put them in the other day.. I hadn't.. so I got more.. ------->

Oh you poor girl...

need a strong shoulder to lean on...

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howboutu
Decatur, Alabama USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:05 AM CST

"A few days ago I checked the oil and water.. and am slightly ashamed to say it was out of BOTH lol"

Just a quick question...what made you decide to check the oil and water....did you just remember you needed to do it or was the little car acting up?

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:11 AM CST

howboutu wrote:

"A few days ago I checked the oil and water.. and am slightly ashamed to say it was out of BOTH lol"

Just a quick question...what made you decide to check the oil and water....did you just remember you needed to do it or was the little car acting up?

hahah.. it was juddering abit.. and my dad said it sounded funny.

I must admit.. it sounded A LOT better after I put the oil in..

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:12 AM CST

Daniel4021 wrote:

Oh you poor girl... need a strong shoulder to lean on...

yeah I doooo.. pooor meeeee...

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howboutu
Decatur, Alabama USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:13 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

hahah.. it was juddering abit.. and my dad said it sounded funny.

I must admit.. it sounded A LOT better after I put the oil in..

So did it run ok for a few days after you refilled it with oil and h2o

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:16 AM CST

howboutu wrote:

So did it run ok for a few days after you refilled it with oil and h2o

yeah it was .. hmm... 3-4 days ago.. and it was fine.. until today..

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howboutu
Decatur, Alabama USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:17 AM CST

Claayer wrote:

yeah it was .. hmm... 3-4 days ago.. and it was fine.. until today..

Is it doing the exact same thig it did the last time the head gasket went out?

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Claayer
Wild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:18 AM CST

howboutu wrote:

Is it doing the exact same thig it did the last time the head gasket went out?

I've been trying to remember that actually.. yeah.. possibly.

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Indyfella
indianapolis, Indiana USA

Posted: Jun 27, 2008, 5:20 AM CST

Did you put water in the crankcase and oil in the radiator?

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