Ok, my car sucks. Seriously. In the last 2 weeks, my car has had so many problems I don’t know where to start. First off, it started smoking out the exhaust (no biggie). It was an oil leak….dripping onto the exhaust manifold as well as coming out the exhaust. That means that my car was smoking out the tailpipes AND the hood.
NEXT. One of my headlights goes out. This is no biggie, just adds to my frustration.
NEXT. I finally get my logger up and running (Shiver has some great software). I hook it up to my car right away and start logging. I find out what my “check engine” light is on for……error 21….engine coolant sensor. My knock also stays up in the 130-140 range ALL THE FREAKIN TIME. I figure my car isn’t REALLY getting that high of knock, so I chalk it up to a faulty sensor.
Fast Forward to Today. I start logging this morning on the way to school. It still throws error 21 (engine coolant sensor) but this time it decides to throw error 23 (cam sensor) , 42 (fuel pump) and 44 (Ignition system) also. This happens throughout the rest of the day. While in class I also unplug the battery to “reset” the ECU…..hey….you never know.
I am on my way home, and my cars starts to smoke uncontrollably. Horrible smoke out the exhaust. This time is smells sweet……..coolant.
On the drive home I am logging the whole time. I get 9 error codes. These wont go away, so they aren’t faulty. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY CAR??!?!??!?
ERROR
14 (TPS)
15 (ISC)
21 (Engine Coolant Sensor)
23 (Cam Sensor)
36 (Ignition Timing)
42 (Fuel Pump)
43 (EGR)
44 (Ignition System)
Please help me try to find out what the hell is going on (and don’t say “engine”
…….even though it probably is.)
I just spent $2400 rebuilding my transmission (no more grind in 2nd yay!!) and a couple hundred on ANOTHER alternator. I really dont have the funds right now for a new engine. Is getting a new one my only option?
PLEASE HELP.
Originally Posted: https://www.3si.org/threads/i-hate-my-car-big-problems-please-read.170797/
