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Old 10-05-2006, 06:18 PM
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This all started a few weeks ago. My SES light will go on for a day or two, then it will turn off for a about a day. Then the cycle will repeat again. The car hasn't really felt any different. Sometimes when I will floor the car or give it some gas, I will get a wierd smell coming from the engine. It sort of smells like burn oil but not as strong but it smells like some sort of burnt liquid. It feels a bit slugish too. Also, it kinda seems like the car is wasting more gas at times. My car is still under warranty for a few more months so I want to know if anything is wrong, so I can get it fixed before the warranty is over. I haven't really driven the car because I don't want to mess anything up even more. Please help me out. Thanks
Old 10-05-2006, 06:36 PM
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I would suggest having someone scan the car to tell which code it is throwing. It could be something as simple as a bad O2 sensor/cat. Scanning the car could tell you for sure.
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Hopefully I will be able to get it scanned this weekend. Do you think it would be bad for the car if I drove it? Should I just leave it parked until I can get it scanned?
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Loose gas cap?
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what does it smell like? rotten eggs?.....o2s will make the ses light go on and off to
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It smells like oil or some sort of fluid like power steering fluid. The best to describe it is that it smells alot like the old engine oil when you do an oil change and it is still kinda hot.
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hmm get the ses light checked and see what code its throwing.....ill lean towards o2s...but engine oil burn smell is weird
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Can I just go to any random shop and get the light checked?
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yes, you can go up to autozone or something and theyll tell what the code is....youll have to find out what the code is or just bring back the number for us and we can help you




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