kylec4321
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- Nov 27, 2007
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wheeling,
West_Virginia
Okay, I did some research on here but it is hard to narrow it down to one thing. I just purchased a 95 gsx for fairly cheap, so I am willing to save up a very good bit of money to dump into it. First things first, I need to get it running good. So here's a rundown of the problem/s.
The Problems:
-Car loses all power after driving when car heats up (to normal temp that is), lights don't dim however.
-Electrical is weird. CD player shut down after volume goes up to 22. However, when i turned off some of the electrical components it shut down at a much higher number, and when I turned on the wipers it shut off at a lower number, telling me there is some type of electrical strain on the car.
-Exhaust leak - pipe from Cat to muffler is gone and small puncture in downpipe? :-\
-White smoke from exhaust
-Bad idle
-A little oil leaking from valve cover and spark plug #1
-DIPSTICK IS WRONG SIZE, doesn't fit on at all - once pressure builds up oil goes over..
Things that have been checked:
-Alternator, starter, and battery all just replaced
-Checked alternator fuse
-Checked oil - MINOR amount of chocolate milky substance in oil, no oil in coolant though.
The Possible Cures?:
-Hoping that it could be this simple. Last owners ended up getting a different dipstick for some reason and this one does not fit over. Could this cause the car to die and do everything it's doing since the dipstick is not on tight?
-Can car bog down and die because of leak in the exhaust? Of course once I get paid tomorrow I will get the exhaust fixed since it will need to be fixed regardless.
-....Blown head gasket. I'm hoping this isn't the case, but symptoms point to it. Would a car bog down and die as a result of this? It will run fine until it warms up, so I figured with a blown head gasket once its blown its undriveable but idk?
-Car shorting out somewhere?
Anyone ask questions and throw me some ideas please. I need this fixed ASAP and this weekend will be a great opportunity for me to get started. I'll add info as I test things out and think of them. I have only done basic stuff on cars, switched alternators, starters, drained transmissions, o2 sensors, ghetto fixes, cold air intakes. I'm hoping no matter what the problem is I will be able to tackle it myself in time.
Thanks in advance for any help given,
And I will be checking back on this thread for possible answers to my problem.
EDIT:
-I completely forgot the people I bought the car off told me that the problem started when they replaced the starter which leads me to believe that it could most definitely be something related to this. They had to reinstall the starter twice because her husband had no idea what he was doing. She said he messed up the electrical when he was putting it back together and he wasn't sure where to ground it. Could it be possible it just needs regrounded and doesn't have a good connection now, hence the car dying? The car starts first time every time, but it takes about 4-6 seconds for it to start, I figured that could be because 15x,xxx miles on the car but she said it use to start on a dime.
MONDAY DEC. 10TH EDIT:
-Finally got the car legal and was going to take it for a quick drive. After about a minute of driving it starts putting out a lot of white smoke. Now remember that a piece of the exhaust is missing but it is literally a thick cloud surrounding my car billowing out of the exhaust. The car has no power during this time, as in not accelerating fast at all. I make the car back to my house and it dies. I try to start it and it clicks like the starter is bad. I am really really hoping this is electrical. I let it set for a minute and when i would even put my foot on the brake it would cut the cd player out. The smoke had a distinct smell as well.
PLEASE help me find out what this could be. I don't think the turbo could be shot because if the turbo was shot wouldn't it not work good ever? When I test drove the car it drove fine, turbo boosted, etc. And THEN reading about crankwalk scares me half to death. Someone help asap, it will be greatly appreciated! ECU? crank angle sensor? (i prob put it wrong i always mix them all up).
what could cause all this?
The Problems:
-Car loses all power after driving when car heats up (to normal temp that is), lights don't dim however.
-Electrical is weird. CD player shut down after volume goes up to 22. However, when i turned off some of the electrical components it shut down at a much higher number, and when I turned on the wipers it shut off at a lower number, telling me there is some type of electrical strain on the car.
-Exhaust leak - pipe from Cat to muffler is gone and small puncture in downpipe? :-\
-White smoke from exhaust
-Bad idle
-A little oil leaking from valve cover and spark plug #1
-DIPSTICK IS WRONG SIZE, doesn't fit on at all - once pressure builds up oil goes over..
Things that have been checked:
-Alternator, starter, and battery all just replaced
-Checked alternator fuse
-Checked oil - MINOR amount of chocolate milky substance in oil, no oil in coolant though.
The Possible Cures?:
-Hoping that it could be this simple. Last owners ended up getting a different dipstick for some reason and this one does not fit over. Could this cause the car to die and do everything it's doing since the dipstick is not on tight?
-Can car bog down and die because of leak in the exhaust? Of course once I get paid tomorrow I will get the exhaust fixed since it will need to be fixed regardless.
-....Blown head gasket. I'm hoping this isn't the case, but symptoms point to it. Would a car bog down and die as a result of this? It will run fine until it warms up, so I figured with a blown head gasket once its blown its undriveable but idk?
-Car shorting out somewhere?
Anyone ask questions and throw me some ideas please. I need this fixed ASAP and this weekend will be a great opportunity for me to get started. I'll add info as I test things out and think of them. I have only done basic stuff on cars, switched alternators, starters, drained transmissions, o2 sensors, ghetto fixes, cold air intakes. I'm hoping no matter what the problem is I will be able to tackle it myself in time.
Thanks in advance for any help given,
And I will be checking back on this thread for possible answers to my problem.
EDIT:
-I completely forgot the people I bought the car off told me that the problem started when they replaced the starter which leads me to believe that it could most definitely be something related to this. They had to reinstall the starter twice because her husband had no idea what he was doing. She said he messed up the electrical when he was putting it back together and he wasn't sure where to ground it. Could it be possible it just needs regrounded and doesn't have a good connection now, hence the car dying? The car starts first time every time, but it takes about 4-6 seconds for it to start, I figured that could be because 15x,xxx miles on the car but she said it use to start on a dime.
MONDAY DEC. 10TH EDIT:
-Finally got the car legal and was going to take it for a quick drive. After about a minute of driving it starts putting out a lot of white smoke. Now remember that a piece of the exhaust is missing but it is literally a thick cloud surrounding my car billowing out of the exhaust. The car has no power during this time, as in not accelerating fast at all. I make the car back to my house and it dies. I try to start it and it clicks like the starter is bad. I am really really hoping this is electrical. I let it set for a minute and when i would even put my foot on the brake it would cut the cd player out. The smoke had a distinct smell as well.
PLEASE help me find out what this could be. I don't think the turbo could be shot because if the turbo was shot wouldn't it not work good ever? When I test drove the car it drove fine, turbo boosted, etc. And THEN reading about crankwalk scares me half to death. Someone help asap, it will be greatly appreciated! ECU? crank angle sensor? (i prob put it wrong i always mix them all up).
what could cause all this?