clone
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- Oct 13, 2009
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my engine has been giving me a check engine light, put it on the reader and it shows no# 3 cylinder mis fired, I think I have noticed it at really light throttle when I'm cruising at low speed.... it's not constant but happens occasionally.
so anyway my gas guage was reading less than 1/4 of a tank and I bought a bottle of fuel injector cleaner thinking I'd pour it in then fill up the car.
my possible mistake was pouring it in at the parking lot and then driving to the gas station...... so I pulled in and parked by the pump on the wrong side.. my other 2 cars have right hand side fills, my bad... so anyway some guy was in reverse waiting for me to fill up so and the rest of the pumps were taken so I figured I'd just go down the road and fill up there.
while driving I accelerated past a car and suddenly the engine quit.
"#$#@ I'm out of gas, damn fuel guage".. so anyway I'm coasting push in the clutch and try to start it the starter squeals in protest so I shift into neutral and turn the key... the engine turns over but nothing.
so now I'm stuck until a friendly pulls offers to help, we get a can of gas I pour it in and ..... nothing it won't start, engine turns over but that's it.
I'm hoping this is a minor fix....praying I fouled the plugs with the cleaner not sure.
any ideas?
so anyway my gas guage was reading less than 1/4 of a tank and I bought a bottle of fuel injector cleaner thinking I'd pour it in then fill up the car.
my possible mistake was pouring it in at the parking lot and then driving to the gas station...... so I pulled in and parked by the pump on the wrong side.. my other 2 cars have right hand side fills, my bad... so anyway some guy was in reverse waiting for me to fill up so and the rest of the pumps were taken so I figured I'd just go down the road and fill up there.
while driving I accelerated past a car and suddenly the engine quit.
"#$#@ I'm out of gas, damn fuel guage".. so anyway I'm coasting push in the clutch and try to start it the starter squeals in protest so I shift into neutral and turn the key... the engine turns over but nothing.
so now I'm stuck until a friendly pulls offers to help, we get a can of gas I pour it in and ..... nothing it won't start, engine turns over but that's it.
I'm hoping this is a minor fix....praying I fouled the plugs with the cleaner not sure.
any ideas?