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Sep 12, 2019
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kccougar
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Fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line leak, spark or timing...in close to the order you should probably check
Though a quick look under the hood/car for obvious fuel leaks should probably be first.
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CB, please diagnose my car problem
squidmark
9/12/19 11:28am
My car, a Nissan Sentra did that
OU Cougar
9/12/19 11:30am
Probably a coil. Cheap easy fix.
8man
9/12/19 11:32am
Fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line leak, spark or timing...in close to the order you should probably check
kccougar
9/12/19 11:33am
I'll edit to go with 8man. If you're smelling fuel you probably don't have a filter or pump issue.
kccougar
9/12/19 11:34am
The smell is from dumping raw fuel in the exhaust by driving a misfiring engine
Phasor
9/12/19 12:03pm
Right. Which tells me the fuel delivery system is likely ok and ignition is where to start looking.
kccougar
9/12/19 12:10pm
What code did the CEL throw? That will help you narrow it down to a couple of
Skeptical Optimist
9/12/19 11:36am
And if it's a coil, it will tell you the exact coil to replace
Skeptical Optimist
9/12/19 11:36am
Did you check for snakes under the hood? I’d check for snakes.
Zaphod
9/12/19 11:41am
Spark plug or coil. May as well replace them all together. Plus maybe...
Phasor
9/12/19 11:53am
thanks everyone!
squidmark
9/12/19 12:21pm
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