Newbie Help

[Gocartnut95]

Alright so yes im new here.. Hi evryone...
Anyways i have 95 3.2 sho and i just got done cleaning out the intake with some intake cleaner and when i tuned the car off i saw alottt of smoke comeing from the belt area? not sure what thast about and sometimes when you get on it you can smell it? But thats one problem.. the other is the check engine light come off and one when it wants too and i notice the car has alot less power and is sluggish now? not even seeming to want to shift right? Im sure theres plenty more things i could bug you guys about but ithink this is fine for now :]

Thanks, Ryan

 

[jayro]

Check your post in the performance area. I gave some pointers there. FYI, you only need to post in one area....its kinda redundant. Welcome to SHO life.:wave:

 

[shocar]

sounds like you may have forgot to put a vacuum line back on. Did you take the intake off to clean it? If so , check all your connections. As far as the smoke, did you spill any solvents that would drip down and splatter on the cat? If not, you my have a bad cam seal that leaking and dripping down on the cat. It won't smoke until you get the car warmed up with either of those issues.

 

[Gocartnut95]

Sorry i was wondering where that post went.. Haha i thought it just didnt work... But thanks.. But it smells lime burning rubber really bad like i feel like its the belt but its by the crank pully? I think...

 

[doclees]

Give us more on the overall condition of the car. How many mile? Maintenance history? I assume it is an ATX and not a MTX with a 3.2 swap. Valve covers, cam seals, main seal, and oil pan seal leak with time. Drips on cats and smokes after it gets warm. You will see more of it after you stop the engine because no air is blowing the smoke away.
If it was running well before cleaning the intake I would first assume you didn't connect something back correctly or you moved something old and it broke/cracked. Be sure you tightened any rubber intake connectors if you pulled any and reconnected any electrical sensors.
Do a search on how to pull codes. On and off check engine light most often old O2 sensors. Ran my old ones throwing codes for about 20k miles before changing. Haven't seen much difference with the new ones.

 

[Gocartnut95]

Well i did the intake cleaning hopeing to improve it so its been like this for a month or so.. the car isnt the MTX that i know of ive only had it for a few months now with 200k, It was amazing when i first got it but just has been dieing and im almost positive its not anything dripping on the cat because it only happen when the motor turns alot of RPMs I never unpluged anything and that i know of all vacuum lines are all hooked up.

 

[doclees]

If you have 200k and no maintenance records better get ready to do some serious wrenching. Perhaps the timing belt is going if you can't see it smoking from the S belt. Pull a cover and see what it looks like. Pull codes. Pull plug wires and check for oil on ends.

 

[Gocartnut95]

Alright so the valve cover gasket is junk so its leaking and im assuming thats the burning oil under the hood.. welded up the exhuast leak but it did nothing at all.. I welded a good inch long crack yet it dosnt sounnd any different. But i can only see the bottom of the pipe.

 

[doclees]

You still need to pull codes. If your valve cover gasket is known to leak on the outside you should assume it is leaking into the plug wells. 200k and no records you can assume every other gasket is leaking to some degree. What a great winter project! Even nicer if you have a garage.