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My car sounds like a Tank??? What to do...

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Krueger81

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Hello,

I have been having some car troubles recently. It only starts sometimes. Let's say I drive around for about 30 minutes or so. My car starts driving really rough. I hit the gas and it barely gets going. Sounds like a tank. I park it and let it idle. White puffs of smoke come out of the tail pipe and it sounds like it's putting.

I let it sit and then the next morning it still does it. I gun it and it stops drives fine after that.

What could it be? If there is anything else you guys might need let me know. 🙂

Phil


P.S.: I'll be sure not to make fun of mexicans in this thread. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Krueger81
Hello,

I have been having some car troubles recently. It only starts sometimes. Let's say I drive around for about 30 minutes or so. My car starts driving really rough. I hit the gas and it barely gets going. Sounds like a tank. I park it and let it idle. White puffs of smoke come out of the tail pipe and it sounds like it's putting.

I let it sit and then the next morning it still does it. I gun it and it stops drives fine after that.

What could it be? If there is anything else you guys might need let me know. 🙂

Phil


P.S.: I'll be sure not to make fun of mexicans in this thread. 🙂
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Just the completely obvious...like what kind of car, how many miles, etc etc...

 
Bright white smoke? Or grey-ish smoke? Grey-Blue-ish smoke is probably oil (should smell like oil too). If the smoke is bright white and kind of sweet-smelling, you're probably burning coolant. Check the oil level and the coolant level, if one is significatly low, you may have your culpret there.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Looks like you have a coolant leak there. Could be a headgasket or intake manifold.
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Coolant leak would cause noticeable temperature increases. Is the car overheating or at least heating up?
I've never worked on a saturn, so I can't offer too much brand-specific advice.
 
Originally posted by: squirrel dog
head gasket .
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Well, that is what I would tend towards.. with worst-case being the cylinder head itself or the block. Except it really ought to be overheating with that.
 
Originally posted by: Krueger81
so the best thing to do is take it in and have it checked out? is it even worth fixing ???

Phil
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If you don't know how to fix it, then yeah, having someone that does look at it would be the way to go
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If your engine is overhead valve, it shouldn't be too pricey to have fixed.
 
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