Booster-Shot
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 21, 2005
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Napa,
California
Alright Ive been having this problem for about a week and I have no idea whats wrong!
About 1/5 times that I start my car it will run super crappy. The car falls flat on its face for acceleration, only boosts to about 5 psi, and vibrates pretty bad even during idle. Also my oil pressure starts out really low when I start up the car. Also some times but not all of the time the problem will clear itself up as I drive, and other times the car will run perfect.
So I decided to check my spark plugs and when I puled the cover off they were swimming in a pool of oil from previous times the owner had put in oil im guessing (Plus ive spilled a little in there too.
) So Im like great I solved the problem. But I heard that it wouldnt make a difference to the car if there was a lot of oil in there anyways. Should I change my spark plugs anyways? I havent checked the actual plugs yet. Could that be it? A friend also suggested that it could be my valve cover seal? I just dont know why the car runs crappy only part of the time. Please if you have any ideas it would mean the world to me. I just want my car to run normal again. 
About 1/5 times that I start my car it will run super crappy. The car falls flat on its face for acceleration, only boosts to about 5 psi, and vibrates pretty bad even during idle. Also my oil pressure starts out really low when I start up the car. Also some times but not all of the time the problem will clear itself up as I drive, and other times the car will run perfect. So I decided to check my spark plugs and when I puled the cover off they were swimming in a pool of oil from previous times the owner had put in oil im guessing (Plus ive spilled a little in there too.
) So Im like great I solved the problem. But I heard that it wouldnt make a difference to the car if there was a lot of oil in there anyways. Should I change my spark plugs anyways? I havent checked the actual plugs yet. Could that be it? A friend also suggested that it could be my valve cover seal? I just dont know why the car runs crappy only part of the time. Please if you have any ideas it would mean the world to me. I just want my car to run normal again. 
